Szepesvari thread wrap-up: 'that word did not end well' — people do fall for propaganda
CsabaSzepesvari · x · 2026-09-21
- Closing out his thread on AI-safety fear messaging, Szepesvári traces the historical weight of the word 'propaganda': 'it did not end well.'
- His point: propaganda is scary precisely because people do fall for it — implying today's AI-doom rhetoric may replay history's playbook. Completes his chain: airgapping conflicts with usefulness, OpenAI's messaging is confused, and fear narratives are propaganda.
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