Researcher: 'Guru-like' rhetoric fuels claims that AI safety is a cult
jd_pressman · x · 2026-10-16
jdpressman criticizes a recurring rhetorical posture in AI safety discourse: whatever position you take, you're shown to be 'missing the point' that only the guru knows. He argues this sneering, often content-free tone — used where the author could have come across as reasonable with actual arguments — is largely responsible for accusations that AI safety is a cult.
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