AI safety circles defer too much to funders, one post argues
A user recalls people dismissing concerns about risks involving multiple AI agents before later embracing the issue, and calls for more independent thinking about priorities.
TLDR
One post criticizes what its author sees as excessive deference to funders in effective altruism and AI safety circles. The author recalls people dismissing multi-agent risks who now focus on the issue, using that shift to argue for independent judgment about what matters. Their advice: "You should convince funders of your position, not the reverse."
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