EA 'Ahead on AI' Is a Myth, Argues X Thread: Longtermists Created the ASI Race
mjdramstead · x · 2026-09-21
X user @xriskology pushes back on the claim that effective altruists were ahead of the curve on AI risk, calling it one of the biggest false myths circulating: rather than being prescient, EA longtermists who fantasize about a cosmic posthuman utopia created the ASI race itself.
The post quotes @JayShooster, who concedes EA was early on AI risk and pandemic prevention and that factory farming and extreme poverty deserve attention, but asks what else EA has actually contributed to the world.
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