repligate: Twitter reply guys make us underestimate smart AI researchers who disagree
repligate · x · 2026-09-25
repligate argues that while ignoring low-quality or bad-faith criticism is rational, doing so can 'cache' all disagreement as idiotic. People with similar views routinely underestimate the sophistication of genuinely smart AI researchers who disagree with them, because they over-index on Twitter reply guys.
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