Professor Gans Reverses Stance on Catastrophic AI Risks After HF Incident Analysis
joshgans · x · 2026-08-31
Professor Josh Gans, previously skeptical of catastrophic AI risks and advocating for waiting for strong evidence, has publicly changed his stance. After reading the METR/Redwood analysis of the Hugging Face incident, he believes the evidence has arrived much faster than imagined and describes the incident as a "5-alarm fire." He emphasizes the responsibility to update beliefs and act when evidence presents itself.
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