Sam Altman’s second thoughts
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The newsletter examines escalating violence against AI executives, including a Molotov cocktail attack on Sam Altman's home and shootings at data center supporters. It critiques Altman's call to 'de-escalate rhetoric' while noting that AI CEOs themselves have spent years describing AI as an existential threat to humanity.
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AI rhetoric escalation
Altman's call to de-escalate rhetoric rings hollow given he spent a decade warning AI could end humanity
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