e/acc figure slams EA for wanting 'a total global AI panopticon'
beffjezos · x · 2026-09-18
beffjezos, a prominent e/acc voice, attacked the effective altruism camp, claiming EAs want a total global AI panopticon in the name of safety and warning that their Terminator obsession would turn the Western world into a 1984-style Big Brother regime. Another salvo in the ongoing e/acc vs AI-safety feud.
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