AI safety advocates clash: longtermism critique meets accelerationist rebuttal
basedjensen · x · 2026-09-22
tenobrus argues AI safety concerns have little to do with longtermism—ASI risk is a today problem, and longtermist framing was mostly rhetorical packaging. basedjensen pushes back: if you truly care about yourself and loved ones now, you should advocate speeding up, not pausing.
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