Ngo: Deference causes info cascades where arguments go unexamined
RichardMCNgo · x · 2026-08-25
Richard Ngo explains that deferring to others' views scales poorly, creating information cascades where social pressure replaces actual argument evaluation. He notes that prominent figures avoiding these traps, like Yudkowsky and Vassar, were outspoken against epistemic modesty.
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