ML researcher Andrew G. Wilson: open letters are 'worse than nothing'
andrewgwils · x · 2026-10-15
ML researcher Andrew G. Wilson publicly called for an end to open letters in AI, arguing they are "the perfect way of feeling like you're doing something without doing anything meaningful" and are mostly about signaling membership in an "in crowd" — "worse than nothing." A pointed insider critique likely to fuel debate on AI-safety petition culture.
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