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I don't use AI
According to the excerpt, Alexei, who works at a cryptocurrency hedge fund, explains on LessWrong why personal abstention from AI is the choice: not wanting to support AI developers that Alexei judges have managed risks poorly, and fear that smarter agents will be impossible to shut down.
Why it matters
The same thing, for different readers.
What it means for you
Alexei, a hedge fund worker, says declining to use AI products is a way to withhold support from companies developing it.
The question it raises
Alexei raises whether individual consumers share responsibility for risks created by companies whose products they use.
The record
- Questions
- Can AI systems act beyond what people intended or allowed? · Are AI companies putting stronger safeguards into practice?
- People
- Alexei (Wrote it, works at a cryptocurrency hedge fund)
- What we read
- We have read only the description the publisher gives. No quotations until someone reads the source itself.
- Found by
- The Radar, run of November 10, 2026, via
lesswrong(tier 1: the source’s own channel or an official record) - Cite this
- LessWrong, “I don't use AI”, November 10, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/lesswrong-2026-11-10-i-dont-use-ai
Our notesLight lane: excerpt only. Author's second name not given.