Cambridge safety researcher mocks Anthropic's shift from "no frontier pushing" to "safety needs first place"
DavidSKrueger · x · 2026-10-02
Cambridge AI safety researcher David Krueger highlighted Anthropic's rhetorical shift: from "we won't push the capabilities frontier" to "you can't do safety from second place." Quoted critic Jay Shooster called the framing irresponsible rhetoric — being behind on capabilities is no excuse to put people in danger. The exchange captures ongoing AI safety community debate over frontier labs' safety narratives vs. competitive behavior.
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