Labs 'Feeding' on AI Safety Fellows Sparks Industry Drama

PeterBowdenLive · x · 2026-08-23

A Twitter thread recounts a conversation where a Bay Area source revealed that AI labs are consistently hiring away AI safety fellows. When asked how he recruits more researchers, the source admitted he simply runs another safety cohort. The narrator quipped that this sounds like he is just 'feeding safety fellows to labs,' a comment that reportedly made the source start crying, highlighting the talent drain in the AI safety sector.

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