Because we design it, so we have the ability to choose its characteristics. The current prioritization of 1% improvements in artificial benchmarks over all else

Because we design it, so we have the ability to choose its characteristics. The current prioritization of 1% improvements in artificial benchmarks over all else is a disease that is actively retarding progress in the entire field. Political systems are also designed. If human behavior is in danger of killing us, we must look to the political systems we have created and solve the problems there.