AI safety researcher warns: everyone starting new orgs may be collectively self-defeating
sethlazar · x · 2026-10-31
Responding to MackenZarnold's observation that every talented upstart seems to be launching their own initiative, researcher sethlazar agrees new big bets exist (he just joined resolutionorg part-time) but warns funding incentives make spinning up new orgs a likely collectively self-defeating move. His key point: AI companies concentrate top talent in one place, and public-interest research on the AGI transition needs similar talent density—not fragmentation.
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