Brendan McCord hosts Austin seminar pairing constitutional theorists with AI safety researchers
sebkrier · x · 2026-09-12
- Brendan McCord is hosting a private Austin seminar, "If Men Were Angels," bringing together constitutional theorists and AI safety researchers.
- Core question: how to build institutions that work when the agents inside can't be trusted — readings run from Federalist 51 to modern AI control research. He is openly soliciting invite suggestions.
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