Toby Ord: self-censoring flawed analysis from 'your team' is bad epistemics
tobyordoxford · x · 2026-11-07
Toby Ord adds nuance: the 15-minute time horizon is one piece of information, not representative of the whole case for whether RSI is taking off. He stresses the importance of calling out flawed analysis even when it comes from "your team" — self-censoring is bad epistemics.
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