Inside the Mind of a Frontier Lab Employee With p(doom) > 10%
dejavucoder · x · 2026-09-10
A meme-jab at frontier lab researchers: employees who privately assign a p(doom) above 10% still keep working on improving frontier capabilities, illustrating the tension between doomer beliefs and day-to-day incentives.
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