On communicating AI risk: timing is unpredictable, focus on key decision-makers instead
JacquesThibs · x · 2026-09-12
JacquesThibs discusses the difficulty of making the case for AI risk: short arguments invite nitpicking while thorough treatments are too long. He argues that timing matters and is unpredictable — events like the Hugging Face incident can suddenly make arguments feel real — and that advocates should focus on key decision-makers rather than trying to convince everyone.
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