Andrew Curran warns deep STEM expertise may become an infohazard
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Andrew Curran, posting on X on October 28, 2026, says deep expertise in any STEM field will increasingly become an infohazard over the next few years.
He says his view was shaped by watching friends in the field react to the ETH result, and he urges people to support those who believed their knowledge rested on solid ground. The post does not describe the ETH result or specify what makes expertise hazardous.
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Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_XDeep STEM expertise may become an infohazard, the post warns.AIAndrew Curran says deep expertise in any STEM field will increasingly become an infohazard over the next few years. He says watching his friends in the field react to the ETH result shaped this view, and urges people to support those who thought their knowledge rested on solid ground.
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