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Psychological Support for AI Safety Researchers Is Neglected and Easy to Provide

Zac Boring September 8, 2026 1 min read
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I think there is a big chunk of relatively low-hanging-fruit-style neglected work useful for AI safety which I can roughly label as “psychological help for AI safety workers”.

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I think there is a big chunk of relatively low-hanging-fruit-style neglected work useful for AI safety which I can roughly label as “psychological help for AI safety workers”. I didn’t run actual studies, but the amount of anecdotal evidence is big enough for me to claim it is significant and generalizable. I think the utility of this work will increase, perhaps dramatically, as people face more and more pressure due to the upcoming Singularity. Many people operate in war-like conditions and exp

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