Left-of-center AI Safety skepticism traced to Zitron's 'products nobody wants' narrative
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-09-16
Shakeel Hashim quotes Matt Zeitlin: to understand left-of-center skepticism of AI Safety, remember many people have been convinced by narratives (notably Ed Zitron's) that AI companies have products nobody wants and face imminent financial difficulties. Hashim quips that Zitron "has so much to answer for."
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