AI labs spend ~0.1% of combined capex on safety, versus 30-40% for nuclear power
AlexTensor · x · 2026-09-14
A widely shared stat: leading AI labs allocate roughly 3.4% of their workforce and 0.1% of their combined capex to safety. For comparison, nuclear power spends 30-40% of capital costs on safety compliance, aviation 15% of revenue, and pharma 25%. Against any of them, AI safety spending is a rounding error — the reposter calls it worrying.
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