EA orgs accused of 'psyop' posing as anti-EA amid AI safety factional split
beffjezos · x · 2026-09-17
- Zack Korman claims Effective Altruist (EA)-affiliated organizations are running a 'psyop' to make people believe they are anti-EA.
- The quoted CAIS post argues that two radically different projects operate under the 'AI safety' banner, distinguishing 'Pro-Human Safety' from EA-style 'Lab Safety' — implying a fundamental ideological rift.
- The exchange highlights an increasingly public dispute over values and discourse within the AI safety community.
Related event: AI Safety Infighting Erupts as CAIS Distances Itself from EA Camp(2 posts)→
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