A decade ago EAs dismissed AI risk as delusional, recalls RokoMijic
burny_tech · x · 2026-09-17
RokoMijic points out that Rationalism and effective altruism are distinct movements, and a decade ago EAs were extremely skeptical of AI risk — focused on sending money to Africa and accusing AI-risk people of being delusional. A useful reminder of how AI safety moved from fringe concern to mainstream cause.
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