EA organizer amazed: his Uber driver brought up AI risk unprompted
AndyMasley · x · 2026-09-24
Andy Masley, former EA DC organizer, recalls that in 2021 discussing AI risk with outsiders made him feel insane — tonight an Uber driver brought it up unprompted and wanted to discuss it the whole ride. A striking signal of how mainstream AI risk talk has become.
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