Amodei's 'save babies over adults' remark ignites an EA ethics fight
AaronBergman18 · x · 2026-11-06
morallawwithin notes that the backlash against Dario Amodei isn't about his judgment that saving babies beats saving adults — it's about the 'thoughtcrime' of comparing the two at all. The core grievance of anti-EA critics, he argues, is hostility to acting on rational calculation rather than vibes.
A snapshot of the ongoing AI-circle fight over utilitarian ethics and effective altruism's public image.
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