Debate over frontier AI auditors: competence matters as much as diversity, insider pushes back

JacquesThibs · x · 2026-09-13

An argument over frontier AI safety auditing: some call for a diversity of frontier auditors, while others stress that competence matters greatly — arguing the EA/rationalist community's years of preparation shouldn't be dismissed.

JacquesThibs adds that while companies made serious blunders this year, outsiders moralizing from the sidelines underestimate the pressures of a competitive race.

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