AI risk skeptics push back on Tim Urban: read how transformers work, not sci-fi
gerardsans · x · 2026-09-15
Responding to Tim Urban's claim that AI danger scoffers haven't read enough, @matlabulous argues safety and alignment experts should instead read up on how transformers actually work rather than sci-fi scenarios.
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