Bill Maher drops jokes for first time in 23 years to warn on AI; researcher says pause defeatism is untenable
wfithian · x · 2026-09-25
Researcher wfithian reacts to Bill Maher's serious, joke-free take on AI risk — the first in his 23-year run — arguing that ordinary people increasingly understand why racing to ASI is reckless and that a pause is achievable. He urges frontier lab employees who bought into the inevitability narrative to reconsider.
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