Alexandr Wang: Personal Feuds Among AI Leaders Are Shaping How AI Gets Built
garrytan · x · 2026-10-08
- In a new interview with Cleo Abram, Alexandr Wang (Scale AI founder, now leading Meta AI) was asked where he stands in the AI safety debate now that he's one of the people responsible.
- His answer surprised the interviewer: AI leaders are all brilliant, but personal feuds are shaping how the technology gets built.
- "We have to all put our differences aside, put our histories aside," Wang said. The full conversation is out now.
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