Researcher: AI lab employees are genuinely worried, but conspiracies are used to dismiss concerns
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-09-16
NathanpmYoung argues the current playbook is to spin conspiracies around whistleblowers, EA, and recent hacks in order to discredit AI concerns. He pushes back that many people working inside AI labs are genuinely worried and think AI is moving too fast — and says that discussion, not the distractions, is the one to have.
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