"Pro-Human AI Safety" sparks debate over two rival meanings of AI safety
repligate · x · 2026-09-18
CAIS highlights that two radically different projects operate under the banner of "AI safety," with Pro-Human Safety distinct from Effective Altruist lab safety. Retweeter tessaantra argues its rhetoric—preserving the social fabric through unity and popular power—feels eerily familiar and warns it could lead to extremist outcomes within years, underscoring the ideological split within the AI safety camp.
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