Fermilab physicist bids farewell to physics career over AI safety urgency
CatAstro_Piyush · x · 2026-10-03
Particle physicist Oz Amram gave a farewell talk at Fermilab explaining his decision to leave physics for AI safety and why he considers the problem so urgent. The talk recording is on YouTube with slides publicly linked.
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