ohabryka disputes that AI safety figures need Machiavellian public personas to be taken seriously
ohabryka · x · 2026-09-22
- In a reply to nablatheta, ohabryka argues Nate Soares is currently AI safety's most successful public face and interviewee, contradicting claims that rationalists can't interface with mainstream audiences.
- He contends Palisade, MIRI, and Lightcone (via projects like AI-2027) are fully capable of normie-legible seriousness.
- He disputes the idea that public discourse requires being Machiavellian to be taken seriously, arguing it mostly hurts, and calls the perspective Scott defends very Machiavellian.
- He respects many EA people, noting the best parts have been less power-seeking and more openly transparent.
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