Noam Brown defends AI isolation example as critics warn big accounts shape malleable minds
giffmana · x · 2026-09-19
Noam Brown (Google DeepMind) responds to criticism of his podcast remarks, saying the isolation-guarantee example was academic — meant to show how hard absolute guarantees are, hence layered defenses — and urging people to watch the full episode rather than clips.
Responder giffmana pushes back: influential voices now genuinely shape young, malleable minds, and even if technically correct, what listeners take a "gradient step" on isn't the nuance; he argues this dynamic is how "extremists" like Blake Lemoine emerge, and possibly worse in the future.
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