Safety debate: those who never joined AI labs gave up even more money
JacquesThibs · x · 2026-09-10
Jacques Thibs pushes back on commentary framing a departing safety researcher as having "left money on the table." He argues those who never joined AI labs at all — viewing the race as inevitable and unsustainable despite "working on safety from within" — gave up even more, reflecting the ongoing from-the-inside vs. external-critique debate in AI safety circles.
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