AI safety researcher replies 'no' when pressed on whether funding taints his views
rgblong · x · 2026-11-05
A small AI-safety drama on X: after oscarthefleet pressed rgblong with 'you understand it makes your opinion worthless in any other capacity?', rgblong said he understands the hazards of funding incentives and that this is a common dismissal, but 'I'm not updating much on your questions.'
Pressed further on whether he's a lobbyist, rgblong said not strictly, but acknowledged his funding depends on donors believing his views correct — 'a fairly common, if certainly contested' situation, spotlighting the long-running debate over donor influence in AI safety research.
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