Viral take: EA-style utilitarianism is close to evil, open source must win
fkasummer · x · 2026-11-10
A circulated post argues open source winning in AI is critical, slamming EA-style midwit utilitarianism as indistinguishable from evil and claiming its adherents treat lying as a moral good — a sharp salvo in the open-source vs. AI-safety camp debate.
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