AI safety researcher: I won't do policy through a friend/enemy lens
jachiam0 · x · 2026-09-11
An AI safety researcher pushes back against organizing policy and beliefs around a friend/enemy distinction. He argues that if you genuinely believe in humanity's common interests, you can have competitors and even adversaries, but no enemies among people of decency and character — even when they reach different conclusions and allegiances. A soft rebuttal to the increasingly tribal atmosphere in the AI safety community.
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