X debate: Are 'AI Safety Experts' charlatans? Critics accuse EA-aligned labs of regulatory capture
ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-09-23
A heated X thread attacks self-styled 'AI Safety Experts' aligned with effective altruism, accusing them of fearmongering ('we will all die unless we regulate AI') and claiming OpenAI and Anthropic enable them to hype media narratives pre-IPO, lobby for government contracts and regulation, and block competition. A rebroadcaster adds that recent AI hacking stories reflect 'corruption': labs hired incompetent EA hires instead of competent security experts. A notable controversy over AI safety narratives and motives.
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