My friend John Sherman from the For Humanity podcast got hired by the Center for AI Safety (CAIS) two weeks ago.
Today I suddenly learned he’s been fired.
I’m frustrated by this decision, and frustrated with the whole AI x-risk community’s weak messaging.
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