Bentham's Bulldog's "people matter less than insects" stance sparks EA trust crisis
tracewoodgrains · x · 2026-09-22
Prominent AI-circle blogger tracewoodgrains says Bentham's Bulldog's "people matter less than insects" article has pushed him into half-defending MAGA's feud with Effective Altruism. He notes not all EAs think this way, but enough do that he cannot trust the movement with absolute power. While the current trigger for the feud is bad — since a frontier slowdown serves the public interest — the underlying grievance is legitimate.
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