Meme/persuasion risk is more compelling than bio risk, argues teortaxesTex
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-24
Continuing the timeline debate, teortaxesTex says the memes/persuasion argument sounds sillier but is actually more compelling to him, because none of his objections to near-term bio uplift (data scarcity, RL difficulty, weak incentives, wet-lab friction) apply there. He adds that today's superhuman coders still suck at social engineering, making that side worth watching.
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