The Most Natural Critique of AI Safety Keeps Getting Lost in the Discourse, Argues Insider
AaronBergman18 · x · 2026-09-15
AaronBergman18 argues that the most natural critique of AI safety — one made by serious, well-intentioned, well-informed people — is being drowned out by the surrounding discourse-sphere.
He offers a structurally analogous claim he considers true: a group of people convinced genuine altruist Dustin Moskovitz to fund projects they are often directly involved with, which likely counterfactually means less spending on the poor. The analogy points at conflicts of interest in the AI safety funding ecosystem, where funders may be steered by stakeholders into projects that divert resources from other valuable causes.
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