Richard Ngo (@RichardMCNgo) on X (Twitter)
Richard Ngo is a creator on X (Twitter) in the 80K–90K follower range, publishing for AI alignment researchers, philosophers, and technical thinkers focused on AI safety, uncertainty, and long-term civilizational outcomes, based in United States. Profile last checked 2026-07-07.
| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Platform | X (Twitter) |
| Handle | @RichardMCNgo |
| Followers | 80K–90K |
| Indexed under | Software · AI tools / agents |
| Market | United States |
| Audience function | general AI enthusiasts |
Profile bio
natural philosopher
What this creator posts about, and who reads it
Recurring topics: AI alignment field critiques, Knightian uncertainty and imprecise probabilities, Incentives and self-interest in AI and civilization, AI 2040 scenarios and long-term futures
Audience: AI alignment researchers, philosophers, and technical thinkers focused on AI safety, uncertainty, and long-term civilizational outcomes
Audience read from this creator’s own recent posts, not from platform-declared categories. It is our reading, and it can be wrong.
Recent content samples
The field of alignment is full of people who, if Darwin himself had explained natural selection to them, would have asked “but is this useful for getting more milk from cows?” And somehow despite that it’s still the…
I suspect davidad’s conception of imprecise probabilities could provide a foundation for formalizing Knightian uncertainty. One intuition: Knightian agents should divide the world into regions gradated by how consistent…
It is not from the altruism of the professor, the programmer, or the politician, that we expect a flourishing civilization, but from their regard to their own integrity.
I’ve been working with the AI Futures Project to critique and improve their AI 2040 scenario. Ultimately I still have serious disagreements with it. However, to their credit, the team
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