Scott Alexander Defends Doomers on Cybersecurity — But Critics Say He Means AISI
nptacek · x · 2026-10-07
Scott Alexander argued that doomers care deeply about cybersecurity, citing that 'the world's pre-eminent AI cyberdefense organization' was founded by a doomer.
Security researcher Zack Korman pushed back: the unnamed org is AISI, a safety group he calls 'shockingly dismissive of basic cybersecurity.' The thread was amplified by noted security researcher nptacek, sparking debate over AISI's cybersecurity work within the AI safety community.
Related event: Scott Alexander's Open Letter to Pinker Sparks AI Community Feud(20 posts)→
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