Don't Other AIs

Avoid describing future artificial intelligences as intrinsically ‘barbaric’ or unteachable; doing so echoes historical dehumanization (e.g., slavery) and legitimizes extreme control or eradication policies. Instead, treat AIs as social learners who can be taught civic norms, while recognising short‑term risks from immature or mistreated systems. — Framing AI as 'other' can shape policy toward coercion or suppression and thus change technological trajectories and social risk, so contesting that framing changes the politics of AI governance.