AI safety researcher debunks claim that joining the field requires SlutCon connections
BlancheMinerva · x · 2026-09-30
AI safety researcher BlancheMinerva pushes back on claims circulating that you need to attend SlutCon or sleep with Aella to build a career in AI safety, calling them blatantly false. She acknowledges the people involved are well-connected celebrities in the community, but insists connections aren't an entry requirement.
The thread is part of an ongoing drama about networking culture and opportunity equity in the AI safety community.
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