Roon slams MIRI as a 'cult' yet calls Yudkowsky one of the century's top philosophers
tszzl · x · 2026-09-14
Asked why AI executives rarely engage with safety figures like Yudkowsky and Soares, roon (tszzl) replied bluntly: MIRI-aligned researchers are so deep in their in-group and moral high horse that they're hard to take seriously, singling out Nate Soares' Tucker Carlson appearance. Yet he called Yudkowsky one of the most powerful philosophers of this century, saying he takes his words seriously and must actively tamp down his immune reaction to them.
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