'I can build it safer than OpenAI/China' sentiment is fading as models themselves become the risk
nabla_theta · x · 2026-09-10
In the lab-safety debate, nablatheta agrees there's a huge difference between accelerating AI 'because we're the good guys' and working only on robustly-positive safety. Quoting kipperrii, the thread notes that the 'I can do it better and more safely than China/OpenAI/etc' rationale is fading, as the enemy shifts from misuse or value differences to the models themselves.
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