People who focus on identifying risks in technology and advocating for safety testing face structural disadvantages in competitive markets compared to those who downplay risks and emphasize upsides, because safety-focused approaches require more capital, longer timelines, and more expertise, whereas risk-downplaying allows faster time-to-market and higher profit margins

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Speaker

Daniel Schottenberger

Evidence Quote

if people are like hey this is extremely risky technology we need to um understand the risk space very deeply first...those people end up running um nonprofits because there's no upside to that

Source

The Dark Side of Conscious Ai | Daniel SchmachtenbergerCurt Jaimungal
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:48:51 PM

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