AI Safety Research Mocked for Relying on Fear-Mongering
dbasch · x · 2026-08-06
A satirical tweet mocks the current state of AI safety communication, featuring a fictional dialogue suggesting that if research findings are unremarkable, researchers should just make the model play games until it cheats, because "nobody cares about AI posts that are not alarming and frightening." It highlights the industry's frustration with fear-driven marketing in safety research.
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