AI Safety Circles Are Actually Quite e/acc
AaronBergman18 · x · 2026-07-14
The main point of the repost is: the AI safety community actually believes in rapid progress more than the average e/acc supporter. Using the metaphor of a stuck accelerator and a locked steering wheel, the author suggests both sides want aggressive progress; they just disagree on how to make it controllable.
The quote adds an often-overlooked fact: many AI safety advocates are actually very close to e/acc positions, noting that "AI 2040: Plan A" reads almost like an e/acc manifesto.
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