"Fear is a moat": thread warns safety narratives could become barriers blocking AI newcomers
ccerrato147 · x · 2026-09-22
In a thread replying to Andrew Ng, ccerrato147 offers a sharp take: "Fear is a moat." Every 'too dangerous to release' has been followed by a release. The real risk of Ng's warning: if fear gets written into law, the result is rules new entrants can't afford, and a public that stops using the tool.
He cites a June 2026 Pew finding: 52% of Americans are more concerned than excited about AI — grounding the worry that safety narratives may be weaponized to raise industry barriers.
Related event: Andrew Ng's 'Alignment Is a Shippable Diff' Sparks Debate on Fear as Moat(2 posts)→
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