Debating Taylor Lorenz: underreaction to extinction risk is scarier than overregulation
austinc3301 · x · 2026-09-09
In a debate with journalist Taylor Lorenz, a user defended OpenAI researcher Evan, noting his team regularly publishes 100+ page frontier risk reports and model cards. While acknowledging concerns about overregulation, the author argues that if extinction risk is real, underreaction is far more worrying than overreaction, and public awareness beats ignorance.
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