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Many people have wrong models of why AI lab leaders talk about x-risk. It's not marketing or attempts at regulatory capture. There are 30 employees who do the most important research at any lab, and 20 have brain worms. Those 20 need you to say "I want a mutual pause" or they'll go to a competitor.

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Dario is a special case here, insofar as he was one of the 20 at OpenAI, and he did have brain worms, and he did leave. As a result, he believes the things he's saying.