"Lab employees have power only because you are useful — and that won't last," warns researcher
nabla_theta · x · 2026-10-30
nablatheta addresses frontier lab employees: "You have power only because you are useful. That won't last much longer. Use that time wisely." Paired with a White Rabbit imagery, the post captures a growing sentiment in the AI safety/research community that research voice inside labs is being eclipsed by product and compute priorities.
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