80,000 Hours founder Ben Todd: true AI-risk believers would pursue RSI quietly, not seek power
ben_j_todd · x · 2026-10-04
Benjamin Todd, founder of 80,000 Hours, says he also fears any small group gaining power over AI, but after 10+ years trying to get people to care about AI risk, the referenced statement is galling. His argument: someone who genuinely believed only they knew best would stay quiet about AI risk and rush to recursive self-improvement (RSI) as fast as possible — implying the target's rhetoric contradicts their stated position.
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