birchlse calls researchers' AI risk list "deeply unserious" for ignoring the technology itself
birchlse · x · 2026-09-22
Quoting a risk list from researchers including jhimmelreich, mmitchellai and timnitGebru — covering reinforcing hegemonic worldviews, gender bias, abusive language, stereotypes, term papers, extremism, mistranslation and privacy leaks — birchlse acknowledges these are real risks but calls the list "deeply unserious," arguing it was built by not taking the technology seriously at all. A notable skirmish in the ongoing debate over AI risk narratives.
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