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Bengio's AI Safety NGO Faces Scrutiny Over Funding and Stance

Yoshua Bengio was criticized for founding Law.zero, an AI safety NGO, while simultaneously claiming the "enemy is in Silicon Valley." Critics pointed out the significant funding Law.zero received from prominent figures and foundations, including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Eric Schmidt, questioning the purported independence of Bengio's stance. AI

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IMPACT Raises questions about the independence and motivations behind AI safety initiatives funded by major tech figures.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of a personal anecdote and opinion piece discussing the perceived hypocrisy of a prominent AI researcher's actions and statements.

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    Remembering how Bengio shouted at me calling me dishonest for saying that there's no scientific consensus on the question of agency and # AI while he had just f

    Remembering how Bengio shouted at me calling me dishonest for saying that there's no scientific consensus on the question of agency and # AI while he had just founded an "NGO" funded by Jeff Bezos, the Bill Gates Foundation, the Eric Schmidt Foundation, the Institute of Future Li…