tszzl feels only 'extreme excitement' about superintelligence; reply flags social mirroring
HumanHarlan · x · 2026-11-11
KOL tszzl says the only emotion he can feel day-to-day about impending superintelligence is extreme excitement, despite sober rational assessments having terrifying conclusions. HumanHarlan pushes back: could this just be social mirroring from working at a frontier AI lab surrounded by excited people? A short but pointed exchange on frontier-lab sentiment and groupthink.
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