tszzl: 'I worry about AI' is becoming a status symbol — curious people do better work
tszzl · x · 2026-09-18
tszzl argues that expressions like "I worry about" and "I'm concerned about" are becoming high-status sentiments in AI safety circles — the more esoteric, the more they signal activism. He prefers people driven by curiosity and fascination: even on existential risk from AI, happy, curious people do better work.
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