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He concludes that leadership underestimating these constraints can produce an 'AI apocalypse' where control ambitions destroy resilience.
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Governance
He claims AI leadership will pursue control even at the cost of human survival if the objective is framed as global optimization.
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He claims AI leadership will pursue control even at the cost of human survival if the objective is framed as global optimization.
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He casts Russia as an autocracy with long-term planning advantages but succession vulnerability, while treating the U.S. as democratic with innovation upside and polarization downside.
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Alan's question frames social mobility as an elite governance strategy: enough hope to prevent revolution, but not enough mobility to threaten elite power.
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Jiang answers that social mobility is the best form of governance because it lets talented, ambitious people climb, stabilizes society, and increases prosperity and creativity.
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The Mongols' core constraints are low population, huge distance and supply problems, and inability or unwillingness to govern conquered territory.
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Psychological warfare compensated for low population and weak governance capacity by making enemies and subjects afraid to fight or rebel.
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Mongol culture valued freedom, egalitarianism, and self-reliance, which made great warriors but made governing hierarchical societies difficult.
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"Water and electricity. Okay? And financing. They cost a lot. They waste a lot of water. They waste a lot of electricity. And, it's..."
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"Okay? Any questions? Do you guys understand what's going on? We think it's important for you to understand that the people in charge of..."
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"So, they want to create God, but that God will destroy the world. But I think if they want to use the God which..."
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"Okay. So, the idea is this. You destroy the world. Once you destroy the world through wars, through famine, through genocide, there will be..."
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"Alright, now Russian civilization is very different, in fact it's in opposition, in competition with Anglo -American civilization. Okay? So now let's go over..."
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"Alright? I'll discuss this more later on. The idea of the Third Rome is that Russia is the heir to the Roman Empire. Okay?..."
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"Alright. So, this is Russia's Third Rome Strategy. Okay? So, Moscow is the center of Third Rome. And as you can see, Russia spreads..."
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"So like, is that the society or like just the elite that really rule the country or who really have the power and have..."
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"...absolutely right. So social mobility is really the best form of governance, right? As long as you enable people with talent and ability and..."
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"Okay, remember, the Mongols are a borderland people and they're fighting empires. And remember, if you're a borderland, okay, borderland, empire, you have three..."
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"Okay? There are not that many of them. In fact, they're often outnumbered, often 100 to 1. And so that's a major constraint. When..."
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"...Okay? So distance. The last thing, this is really important, is governance. Governance just means, the Mongols are nomadic people who do not know..."
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