AI-doom skeptics reportedly sent to a separate discussion during a panel

An attendee says they went to a rationalist/effective altruism event seeking a step-by-step case for AI-caused human extinction and points where regulation might prevent it. Instead, they report that multiple people walked away from conversations when they questioned whether extinction was inevitable. They also say a moderator directed skeptics—about half the audience—out of a panel to have their questions answered separately by one speaker.

Another attendee sharing the account criticized the group's approach to AI alignment, arguing that people and nations have conflicting interests and AI will always be misaligned with some party.