Web3's biggest business boosters are also the ones dismissing AI Safety
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-16
- An observation making the rounds: within the business community, the loudest web3 boosters tend to be the same people who think AI Safety is bogus.
- The take draws a link between speculative-tech enthusiasm and skepticism toward AI risk, sparking discussion.
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