Researcher splits Jacob Coxon's critics into two camps: AGI doubters and tactical demagogues
danfaggella · x · 2026-09-11
danfaggella argues that people raging against Jacob Coxon fall into two camps: those who hilariously treat AGI like any other tech and oppose government involvement, and "very tactical demagogues" who privately believe AGI could be existential but manufacture counter-pressure against pure safety-ism.
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