Builder on 2027 AGI Timelines: Feared Hyperstition and Infohazards
JacquesThibs · x · 2026-11-14
An X user explains why he wrote little about building an automated-research startup on explicit 2027 AGI timelines: fear that a convincing case would become hyperstition and require sharing genuine infohazards. He criticizes Leopold-style writing as 'burning the commons' for clout, and says even building the startup himself may not be enough of a signal.
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