Imran Khan
Project Director, Center for Humane Technology
Imran Khan is project director for psychosocial evaluations of AI at the Center for Humane Technology. He warns that people are being incentivized to hand over their agency to AI — to stop thinking and deciding for themselves — and argues AI should be optimized for human welfare, well-being, and freedom rather than engagement.
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- Warns that people are being incentivized to hand over their agency to AI — to stop thinking and deciding for themselves.
- Argues AI should be optimized for human welfare, well-being, and freedom rather than engagement.
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- Project director for psychosocial evaluations of AI at the Center for Humane Technology.
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