Scott Aaronson says the Singularity has already started in new post on Yudkowsky
austinc3301 · x · 2026-09-16
Theoretical computer scientist and former OpenAI alignment researcher Scott Aaronson published a new post touching on rats, Eliezer Yudkowsky, and his own Road-to-Damascus moment, now arguing that the technological Singularity has already begun. A notable stance shift from a prominent alignment researcher.
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