AI safety researchers clash over figure who 'systematically downplayed' takeover risks
DavidSKrueger · x · 2026-09-03
A viral thread criticizes an authority figure who systematically downplayed AI takeover risks and quagmired debates into policy minutiae, plus the naive enablers who elevated him. Cambridge's David Krueger strongly endorses the critique.
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