Max Winger

Don't feed your enemies.

Among friends and family, you can happily, or unhappily, discuss your many opinions with each other in the context of being private individuals with many beliefs who care about each other on a personal level.

You aren't tied to everything you've ever said, and you can change your mind.

When in the public arena, this is not the case.

Regular people often post on public feeds about their many opinions.

Most of the time, nothing happens, sometimes they go viral, or they get cancelled.

Posting in public is dangerous.

You're a professional, and you're conveying a message that the most valuable industry in the world wants to suppress, which means.

You have enemies.

And they won't play nice.

They can and will go through hours of your podcast transcripts to catch you when you slip and use this against you until the end of time.

You can't take back a statement once you've made it, they'll simply ignore your apology and keep broadcasting your slip-up anyway.

If you were a person who posts hot takes before getting involved in AI risk prevention, it might be a good idea to go back and delete some posts, though be aware nothing is truly gone on the internet.

You also should expect the AI industry to play dirtier as the endgame draws nearer.

Like it or not, this is an adversarial game.

You can choose to play it that way or lose.

you might be uncomfortable with the idea of having enemies.

If so, you should give this excellent piece by Gabe Alfauer a read.

If you haven't sat with this reality before, I recommend you do so before entering the public arena.

It's okay to decide the risks are too much for you and there are plenty of ways to help outside of the spotlight.