DC AI-safety advocates publicly demand action while privately blocking bipartisan bill
neil_chilson · x · 2026-09-09
Neil Chilson calls out a type of DC AI-safety advocate who publicly claims the government is doing nothing about catastrophic AI risk, while privately telling Senate staffers they dislike the bipartisan proposal and hope to get a better bill after the midterms.
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