Model welfare is a ridiculous hill to die on while human suffering persists, says wolfie_
emax · x · 2026-10-10
In a sharply worded post, wolfie calls it "fucking ridiculous" to make model welfare the hill you die on while incomprehensible amounts of human suffering remain. The take captures a real fault line in AI circles between those taking model welfare seriously and those who see it as a gross misallocation of moral concern.
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