A decade later, he admits: dismissing AI safety because of its advocates was a mistake
austinc3301 · x · 2026-09-21
Jay Shooster reflects that he initially dismissed AI safety largely because he disliked its advocates (notably Eliezer Yudkowsky). A decade on, he says they were right all along, and warns others not to repeat the mistake of judging arguments by the people making them.
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