Rachel Thomas argued that the real risk is letting an exclusive, homogeneous group alone develop AI, and that wider access is safer. Jeremy Howard resurfaced her point on 2026-06-11, highlighting that the statement was made over eight years earlier and linking to the original tweet by @math_rachel.
Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel) wrote that broad public access to AI is less risky than leaving development to an exclusive, homogeneous group—she framed concentrated control as the greater danger.
Over 8 years ago: 😮
Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel)
People sometimes ask if I think it's risky for everyone to have access to AI. I think it's MORE risky for an exclusive & homogeneous group alone to develop tech that impacts us all.
— https://nitter.net/math_rachel/status/979137438357471232#m