Today, Nikesh decided not to directly address the question @davidfaber from @CNBC posed about Nikesh's X posts. This is the move of an experienced executive, avoiding a PR nightmare by staying out of muddy ground. It also allowed Nikesh to stay on message for the interview, the message that he and Jay Clayton wanted to get across. Not sure it did much to convince the American people that Nikesh's view has changed since these posts, and who would expect them to after only a few weeks. Of course, most of the people watching #CNBC# probably care more about the AI trade staying in place, than some abstract concept of safety that few can probably understand anyway. One of Nikesh's previous criticisms of people who had raised AI safety concerns was that it might derail the #AI# trade. Given security companies were impacted by the #Saasapocalypse#, that might be understandable. Nonetheless, it is hard to escape the perception that the people leading the #superintellgence# effort, continue to have mixed feelings, at best, about the people who got this whole conversation started. #security# #safety# #alignment#