AI safety researcher revises doomer estimate to 81% in ongoing risk survey debate
gleech · x · 2026-09-15
AI safety researcher gleech corrected himself in a discussion with prominent safety figures: after earlier citing that 58% of surveyed researchers rated extinction risk at 5 or above, he revised his figure, saying 81% fit the "doomer" definition. The exchange captures the ongoing debate over how risk probabilities are distributed among AI safety researchers.
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