AI safety folks often regret their field impact, like Alan Moore on comics
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-10-07
NathanpmYoung observes that in AI safety circles, unlike most fields, you occasionally meet people who genuinely regret their impact on the field. He draws a parallel to a Watchmen creator Alan Moore interview in which Moore reflects that his creations damaged the comics medium.
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