Sabine Hossenfelder took AI industry sponsorship on a video dismissing near-term AI risks
DKokotajlo · x · 2026-10-10
Critics are calling out physics YouTuber Sabine Hossenfelder for accepting an AI industry sponsorship on a video arguing experts keep underestimating AI progress but that real-world impact is decades away — after she previously made a public fuss about being offered money for an AI-risk video. The sponsored segment plugs an AI course.
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