AI SAFETY & ETHICS
The Blast Radius Principle
LessWrong AI
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Decentralize or Die. In April 2024, a salvo of cruise missiles destroyed the Trypilska thermal power plant, the largest in the Kyi region, in under an hour. In June 2023, the destruction of the Kakhovka dam left a million people without drinking water and wiped out an entire irrigation system downstream. Throughout three winters, strikes on combined heat and power plants have left apartment buildings in Kyi at indoor temperatures barely above freezing. In December 2023, a single cyberattack on Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile operator, cut and internet service for millions.