Ex-OpenAI safety VP mocks call for billionaire-funded non-doomer AI safety orgs
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-09-10
A call for 'non-doomer' AI safety organizations backed by billionaires who want AI to accelerate was met with sarcasm from Miles Brundage, former OpenAI safety VP, who retorted that billionaires eager to see AI go brrr are hardly a neglected cause. The exchange highlights the ongoing rift between doomers and accelerationists in AI safety circles.
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