> many of whom have either a vested interest in restricting AI research by others (but not by them, because they are safe and responsible and harmless), Anyone

> many of whom have either a vested interest in restricting AI research by others (but not by them, because they are safe and responsible and harmless), Anyone who argues that other people shouldn't build AGI but they should is indeed selling snake oil. The existence of opportunistic people co-opting a message does not invalidate the original message: don't build AGI, don't risk building AGI, don't assume it will be obvious in advance where the line is and how much capability is safe.