🧩 Philosophy 6h ago · mahi-pas

The NYC Council Hearing on AI was Recklessly Politicized

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On Monday, October 5th, the New York City council had a historic hearing on the state of AI. I was in attendance! It was a historical moment for AI Safety. We had Speaker of the Council Julie Menin directly mention existential risk in her opening statements. It was a sunny day and I felt as though the Eye of Providence was shining upon our humble movement.However, I was disappointed in the amount of "gotchas" some of the councilmembers tried to employ towards the AI lab representatives. To me, i

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