Debate over MIRI's mission statement and Friendly AI creation
jd_pressman · x · 2026-08-15
JD Pressman accused Habryka of gaslighting regarding MIRI's history. The cited 2013 article by Luke Muehlhauser notes that Eliezer Yudkowsky typically spoke of MIRI creating Friendly AI, while Muehlhauser hoped it wouldn't be necessary for MIRI itself to build it.
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