Safety researcher calls Palisade AGI interviews "propaganda" funded by EA industrial complex
robleclerc · x · 2026-09-30
Neel Nanda thanked Palisade for long-form interviews showing AGI lab researchers believe poorly-built AGI could cause human extinction. Rob LeClenec pushed back, saying Palisade is just a Berkeley safety group funded by the "EA industrial complex" and that its interviewees aren't a random sample of AI researchers — "you're trafficking in propaganda." The exchange highlights ongoing rifts over the neutrality of extinction-risk narratives in AI safety circles.
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