LessWrong ideas have gone mainstream much faster than expected
iScienceLuvr · x · 2026-07-22
The author says that when they first learned about LessWrong ideas, they did not expect them to become mainstream within five years.
It is a short but pointed reflection on how rationalist and AI-safety-adjacent ideas have moved from niche internet circles into the broader conversation around AI.
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