AI labs spend only ~0.1% of capex on safety, far below nuclear and aviation

Viral analysis finds top AI labs allocate only 3.4% of staff and 0.1% of capex to safety, compared with 30-40% in nuclear power, calling out the mismatch between their rhetoric and resources.

2026-09-14 ~ 2026-09-15 · 2 related posts

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