Revisiting a 3-year-old AI safety essay: pro open-source, pro oversight
rao2z · x · 2026-09-16
The author re-reads their own three-year-old essay on AI safety angst and finds it still reflects their views.
Key positions from the original post:
- Full support for open-source AI R&D, crediting Yann LeCun for carrying that torch from the start
- Believes there is a critical need for legislative and societal oversight of AI deployment
- Criticizes that AI risk debates are often hijacked by particular agendas, with no major player's stance exactly matching their own
A third-way take between acceleration and regulation that still holds up three years later.
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