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title: "Discussion on \"Who Programs Your Algorithm? Aristotle's Polis vs Silicon Valley's Technocracy\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Who Programs Your Algorithm? Aristotle's Polis vs Silicon Valley's Technocracy\". Silicon Valley frames AI alignment as safety, but Aristotle reveals it as oligarchy. A political analysis of algorithmic enclosure, RLHF neutrality theater, and the polis."
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# [Who Programs Your Algorithm? Aristotle's Polis vs Silicon Valley's Technocracy](https://daimones.hashnode.dev/who-programs-your-algorithm-aristotle-s-polis-vs-silicon-valley-s-technocracy?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Silicon Valley frames AI alignment as safety, but Aristotle reveals it as oligarchy. A political analysis of algorithmic enclosure, RLHF neutrality theater, and the polis.

Aug 15 · 12 min read · daimones.hashnode.dev  
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