Yglesias: AI policy doesn't hinge on longtermism's social discount rate
mattyglesias · x · 2026-09-20
Matthew Yglesias argues that philosophical commitment to longtermism drew interest that led some EAs to AI safety, but nothing in AI policy actually hinges on the social discount rate — making it an intellectual history curiosity rather than a policy foundation.
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