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A case for courage, when speaking of AI danger — LessWrong

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Sharing our technical concerns about these abstract risks isn't enough. We also have to morally stigmatize I'm with you up until here; this isn't just a technical debate, it's a moral and social and political conflict with high stakes, and good and bad actions. the specific groups of people imposing these risks on all of us. To be really nitpicky, I technically agree with this as stated: we should stigmatize groups as such, e.g. "the AGI capabilities research community" is evil. We need the moral courage to label other people evil when they're doing evil things. Oops, this is partially but importantly WRONG. From Braχot 10a: With regard to the statement of Rabbi Yehuda, son of Rabbi Shimon ben Pazi, that David did not say Halleluya until he saw the downfall of the wicked, the Gemara relates: There were these hooligans in Rabbi Meir’s neighborhood who caused him a great deal of anguish. Rabbi Meir prayed for God to have mercy on them, that they should die. Rabbi Meir’s wife, Berurya, sa

x A case for courage, when speaking of AI danger — LessWrong AI Curated 2025 Top Fifty: 53 % 531 A case for courage, when speaking of AI danger by So8res 27th Jun 2025 7 min read 130 531 I think more people should say what they actually believe about AI dangers, loudly and often. Even (and perhaps especially) if you work in AI policy. I’ve been beating this drum for a few years now. I have a whole spiel about how your conversation-partner will react very differently if you share your concerns while feeling ashamed about them versus if you share your concerns while remembering how straightforwa

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