JD Pressman accuses MIRI members of rewriting history and gaslighting
jd_pressman · x · 2026-08-16
AI safety researcher JD Pressman engaged in a heated argument with figures associated with MIRI (Machine Intelligence Research Institute). He accused them of attempting to rewrite history by denying MIRI's past intent to build Friendly Artificial Intelligence (FAI). Pressman labeled this denial a form of gaslighting regarding his autobiographical memories. The debate centers on MIRI's actual intentions between 2011-2013, the definition of the core community, and the semantic interpretation of the phrase "take over the world".
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