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AI safety researcher: decision-makers fueled the ASI stampede

AI safety researcher: decision-makers fueled the ASI stampede

A researcher in the MATS 9.1 extension program, mentored by Richard Ngo, argued that key strategic decision-makers around AI safety brought about labs' stampede toward Artificial Superintelligence (ASI).

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