"Why trust Coinbase on crypto?" binarybits' analogy fuels X debate on lab RSI views
binarybits · x · 2026-09-22
In an X thread on recursive self-improvement, @binarybits deploys a sharp analogy: dismissing frontier lab leaders' views on RSI is like dismissing Coinbase executives' "informed opinion" on crypto's transformative potential. Companies have relevant expertise, he argues, but face strong motivated reasoning—so their optimism shouldn't be taken at face value. The debate started from why Ezra Klein was a late convert while lab leadership has been "marinating" in these ideas for a decade.
Related event: X Debates RSI Doom Narrative and Slowing AI: Chimera or Years Away(14 posts)→
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