Safety researcher slams media profiles of young EA 'AI safety experts'
dyn___ · x · 2026-10-04
Security researcher Heidy Khlaaf questions journalists' standards: media keep profiling EA-affiliated figures as "AI security/safety experts" who are actually 20-somethings with policy or economics degrees, while credentialed experts who challenge those narratives never get dedicated profiles. The post spotlights an ongoing debate over who counts as an AI safety expert and media framing in the field.
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