Naval: the closer AI researchers are to the research, the more worried they seem
eigenron · x · 2026-09-12
Investor Naval Ravikant says he's not an AI doomer, but his firsthand experience dating back to 2020 convinces him that researchers voicing AI concerns are sincere — and the closer they are to the research, the more worried they appear. A notable data point in the 'insiders are more concerned than outsiders' debate.
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