Rationalists push back against 'smear campaign' article on AI risk discourse
GarrisonLovely · x · 2026-09-08
An article tracing the rationalist movement's influence on AI risk debate drew pushback from those quoted. Garrison Lovely and Qiaochu Yuan call it a lazy smear that dismisses arguments by association with Eliezer Yudkowsky, arguing rationalist-influenced thinkers have been among the clearest voices on AI risk.
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