Defending Aella: Her Sex Work Doesn't Undermine the AI Safety Movement
anpaure · x · 2026-09-29
Reacting to the Aella controversy, the author argues the idea that her sex work damages the AI safety movement is absurd: she's a sex worker and researcher with a genuine interest in AI safety, not an AI safety researcher whose unorthodox private life suddenly surprised everyone.
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