Could a Global Dictatorship Last Forever?

Could a totalitarian regime conquer the entire world and lock in its power forever? This is a particular type of unrecoverable dystopia: a future in which humanity survives, but forever loses its potential to grow and flourish. In this video, we explore which technologies might make this possibility more likely, but also how we might shape technological development in order to prevent it, without giving up the global coordination we need against threats like misaligned AI and engineered pandemics. ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀DONATE TO GIVINGWHATWECAN.ORG/RATIONAL▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ If you care about global is