Nonlinear, an x-risk nonprofit, reportedly paid to push anti-AI YouTube videos
jessi_cata · x · 2026-09-06
jessicata reveals that Nonlinear, an existential risk nonprofit previously mired in LessWrong drama, was involved with the Species YouTube channel and spent money encouraging YouTube creators to publish negative videos about AI.
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