jd_pressman rejects an NRC-style AI regulator: it would block alignment knowledge
jd_pressman · x · 2026-09-04
Continuing the pause debate, jdpressman bluntly rejects creating a second institution like the NRC to oversee AI. Invoking Pournelle's Iron Law, he argues such bodies' esoteric purpose becomes perpetuating themselves — in this case, preventing the creation of high-quality knowledge about AI alignment.
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