If you don't feel deeply confused about AGI risk, something's wrong — LessWrong

On the undersupply of deep confusion in AI safety fellowships.

x If you don't feel deeply confused about AGI risk, something's wrong — LessWrong AI Community Practical Rationality World Modeling Frontpage 99 If you don't feel deeply confused about AGI risk, something's wrong by Dave Banerjee 21st Feb 2026 Linkpost for open.substack.com 6 min read 18 99 Epistemic status: I've been thinking about this for a couple months and finally wrote it down. I don't think I'm saying anything new, but I think it's worth repeating loudly. My sample is skewed toward AI governance fellows; I've interacted with fewer technical AI safety researchers, so my inferences are fu

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