Leo Gao, an AI researcher at OpenAI working on AGI alignment and interpretability, states that many people at AI labs overestimate the professional and social repercussions of speaking candidly about AI risks
He reports facing no substantial hindrance from his own views.
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@wfithian i do know a lot of people who are scared to speak candidly about AI risk though. it's entirely plausible that my experience is just unrepresentative
Leo Gao@nabla_theta@wfithian i think many people at labs are overestimating how bad the repercussions are for being candid about AI risk, and should therefore be more candid. i don't feel like I've been substantially professionally hindered or socially ostracized because of my beliefs. your mileage may vary
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