AI safety circle debates whether extinction framing is a doomed policy strategy
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-15
AI safety researcher davidmanheim argues that "lying to policymakers for short-term strategic victories" keeps being tried and, quoting Yudkowsky, is "a trick that never works" because it doesn't address the right problem. The underlying framing from scifitessa and ramez: policymakers can budget for a catastrophe that leaves survivors — extinction claims get op-eds, but appropriations get signed for the survivable version.
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