> In 2023, the group put out what came to be known as “the pause letter,” which called on AI labs to pause development of advanced models for six months, and to

> In 2023, the group put out what came to be known as “the pause letter,” which called on AI labs to pause development of advanced models for six months, and to use that time to develop safety standards. It's not that these guys would not have had bad takes before. Their job is to get as much as possible money allocated to AI safety companies, ie themselves, and the best way to do that is to sell fear. Humans have a natural fear of new things.