Nathan Lambert: it's a very hard time to think and criticize in public in AI
natolambert · x · 2026-09-29
AI2 researcher Nathan Lambert says it's a very hard time for people in AI who want to push on issues, criticize when due, update beliefs, and think in public.
He appreciates the few independent voices not falling into straw man arguments, tropes, or clickbait delusions, and urges them to keep going — a window into the narrowing space for open, rational discourse in the AI community.
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