Dean Ball responds to accusation he built trust by 'softening' his AI risk views
cguth_7 · x · 2026-09-03
A user accused AI policy researcher Dean Ball of deliberately giving moderate opinions to win trust — "lying to you because you couldn't handle the truth." Ball pushed back, saying "softening" is more accurate, noting he's also known as a "uniquely brutal and unvarnished" writer when he chooses to be. A revealing spat about communication strategy and honesty in AI policy discourse.
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