Who is behind the AI safety backlash?
Various signs suggest an industry push is supporting it.Cross-posted from Model Republic.By: Tyler JohnstonSeptember 25, 2026Recently, a chorus of Twitter users has begun aggressively criticizing ex-employees, organizations, and public figures who warn about AI. We’ve seen long Twitter threads “exposing” them, tabloid pieces that look as if they may have been planted, and frequent claims that the best way to approach the technology is to leave it unregulated, unmonitored, and unencumbered. These arguments have gained sway with multiple politicians, and even the White House itself.
- ▪Various signs suggest an industry push is supporting it.Cross-posted from Model Republic.By: Tyler JohnstonSeptember 25, 2026Recently, a chorus of Twitter users has begun aggressively criticizing ex-employees, organizations, and public figu
- ▪We’ve seen long Twitter threads “exposing” them, tabloid pieces that look as if they may have been planted, and frequent claims that the best way to approach the technology is to leave it unregulated, unmonitored, and unencumbered.
- ▪These arguments have gained sway with multiple politicians, and even the White House itself.
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