AI as Normal Technology team responds: not adversarial to the AI safety community
sayashk · x · 2026-09-16
Princeton's Sayash Kapoor reshared Arvind Narayanan's thoughts on their relationship with the AI safety community, responding to Andy Masley's praise of the "AI as Normal Technology" duo as some of the best critics of AI safety arguments.
- Not adversarial: They genuinely care about AI safety but disagree on many specifics, valuing epistemic diversity and re-examining foundational assumptions the safety community converges on too quickly.
- Policy common ground: Despite divergent worldviews, they see substantial policy overlap and hope this helps mitigate polarization and chronic inaction in policy debates.
- Ongoing dialogue: Kapoor is a regular participant in safety community discussions.
The exchange highlights the ongoing debate between mainstream AI safety advocates and the "normal technology" camp.
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