25-year cybersecurity veteran calls AI safety narrative and METR authority 'dangerous and deceptive'
basedjensen · x · 2026-09-13
A cybersecurity veteran with 25 years in the field, LaughingMantis, posted that he feels morally obligated to go on record: the narrative around AI safety, sandbox incidents, and treating METR as an authority is "dangerous, deceptive, and morally corrupt." The post asserts the stance without laying out full arguments, but signals a notable split within the AI safety discourse.
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