Richard Ngo criticizes using short timelines to justify short-term research
RichardMCNgo · x · 2026-08-16
AI researcher Richard Ngo refutes the logic that plausibly short AGI timelines justify focusing only on quick payoff work. He argues this is as flawed as moving slowly due to long timelines, suggesting that if AI assistance is imminent, we should courageously pursue research paths that intuitively require decades.
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