AI Optimist Pushes Back on Doomers: AI Is Hugely Positive for Humanity
basedjensen · x · 2026-09-24
In a debate over "if it's not safe, don't release it," basedjensen argues AI has hugely positive impact for humanity regardless of doomer framing. The quoted post raises sharper questions: what if labs don't know if it's safe, expected value favors companies over society, or there's a tail risk of mass death?
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