Why Data Center Backlash Isn't Helpful for AI Safety and Why EAs Avoid Lying
itaisher · x · 2026-09-01
The author argues that the backlash against data centers is not particularly helpful for AI safety, although it serves as an opportunity to recruit people to think about AI separately. The post explains why the author and others in the EA community choose not to lie about these issues, detailing how consequentialist reasoning can lead to beliefs in deontological rules against lying.
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