Spectator editor's "risk concern is marketing" argument on AI safety jobs debunked
birchlse · x · 2026-09-09
Stefan Schubert pushes back on the "AI risk concern is marketing" argument: if it were advertising for employers, why would people resign from lucrative jobs to voice these concerns? He calls the argument, made by a Spectator editor, either confused or conspiratorial.
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