"100,000 people make AI more powerful, only 300 make it safer" — claim sparks dispute
jd_pressman · x · 2026-11-16
Historian Rutger Bregman tweeted: "of people making AI more powerful: 100,000. of people making AI safer: 300. What could possibly go wrong?"
jdpressman quote-replied that after checking Bregman's tweet history, the framing amounts to a lie — arguing the 100,000 vs 300 contrast relies on a deliberately narrow definition of safety work to manufacture shock. The exchange illustrates the ongoing rhetorical battle between AI-safety advocates and capability-focused camps.
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