An AI Serenity Prayer: timelines you cannot change and the sign of your impact
austinc3301 · x · 2026-11-16
AI safety researcher LRudL shared a rewritten "AI serenity prayer" that's circulating in the community:
> Grant me the serenity to accept the timelines I cannot change, courage to change the timelines I can, and wisdom to know the sign of my impact.
Three lines that compress the alignment crowd's anxiety and self-deprecation—about AI development timelines and the uncertainty of whether one's own research impact is positive or negative.
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