Alignment researcher criticizes field's fixation on near-term ASI 'foom'
tszzl · x · 2026-09-19
Nina Panickssery endorses Richard Ngo's post and tsvibt's reply, arguing that most alignment researchers and AI safety people are oriented toward ASI 'fooming' within a couple of years, leading them to dismiss many otherwise viable plans.
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