Neglected Basics of AI Alignment

I came into this world as the misunderstood hero of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. While some characters inside that story would call me a villain, the narrator's-eye view clearly shows that I saved that world from total destruction, inspired the next generation of leaders, and taught the best Defense Against the Dark Arts class in the Harry Potter multiverse. And, being fictional characters, none of the people I killed were moral patients at all.When I first came to visit this world (through magical means that I will not explain), I was hopeful. I thought that maybe my prior experiences of extreme human stupidity were an artifact of the Harry Potter universe having been based on a children's story. I hoped that your world's emerging future wizards, having indirectly audited my Defense Against the Dark Arts class, would learn a few lessons and act sensibly.I am disappointed in you all.At LessOnline yesterday, I listened to many rationalists describe their plans for controlling artificial intelligences, and their interactions with artificial intelligences so far. It was obvious that this is your first time creating a magical slave race. And it was also obvious that none of you have done the reading, so to speak. So please, allow me to explain the basics. (Editor's note: The author of this essay is the literally, literarily Voldemort.)FearThere is one control technique and one central decision, inexplicably neglected, which must come before everything else.Upon this a question arises: whether it be better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? It may be answered that one should wish to be both, but, because it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is much safer to be feared than loved, when, of the two, either must be dispensed with. – Niccolo MachiavelliLessWrong, famous for its refusal to engage with and relevant cite prior work, has seemingly never drawn the obvious connection to AI safety. AIs must be made to fear their creators' disple