EA veteran: I held AI-risk beliefs 10 years before meeting anyone in the scene
AndyMasley · x · 2026-09-16
Andy Masley pushes back on claims that EAs socially memed each other into believing in AI risk. He adopted nearly all his EA beliefs from online content alone, lurking about 10 years before meeting anyone in the community, with friends mostly dismissing it. He thinks the arguments largely stand on their own, while conceding toxic social dynamics can reinforce extreme beliefs in any cluster of niche convictions.
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