Debate Rekindled Over Whether Yudkowsky's AGI Claims Refer to Current Models
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-01
AI safety researcher LauRolangosco argues that reading Yudkowsky's original text makes clear he is not talking about current capability levels, responding to criticism of EY's statements.
Quoting that, teortaxesTex doubles down on an anti-EA stance, calling it "a timely reminder that EAs need to be crushed" — part of the ongoing fight over effective altruism and doom claims in the AI community.
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