Austin Chen proposes 'Total Safety Transparency' for the AI safety movement

akrolsmir · x · 2026-09-22

Responding to AI 2040's 'Total Research Transparency' proposal for labs, Manifund's Austin Chen argues the AI safety movement should itself publish its funding, relationships, and coordination tactics. His arguments: transparency advocates should model the norm they demand; publicity binds you to virtuous behavior; stylometry and cheap intelligence make privacy illusory anyway; and transparency was a founding cornerstone of the movement.

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