Silicon-Based Power: from FTX to the Singularity

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is not a villain, he is just a player who showed his cards in the power game too early. The US$500 million Anthropic equity in his hand is not a simple investment, it is a "dragon egg" on the continent of Westeros - whether the angel that hatches will save the world or the dragon that destroys everything depends on who sits on the Iron Throne. This is not just about money, this is about when humans create a god (AI) smarter than themselves, who will control that god.