METR report sparks alarm: AI builders argue stopping AI development is the real danger
inductionheads · x · 2026-11-07
Danesherbs says he felt sick after reading METR's latest report, worried for friends and family, and urges undecided people to help address the risks. Others including inductionheads counter that it's 'very dangerous to stop building AI' — a snapshot of the clash between safety-concerned and accelerationist voices around METR's risk assessments.
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