Well, there are >100 million people who have to join some constituency (i.e. pick a candidate), whereas potential EA recruits aren’t otherwise picking between a small set of cults philosophical movements. Also, AI PhD-ready people are in much shorter supply than, e.g. Iowans, and they’d be giving up much much much more than someone just casting a vote for Andrew Yang.
There are numerous minor, subtle ways that EAs reduce AI risk. Small in comparison to a research career, but large in comparison to voting. (Voting can actually be one of them.)
Well, there are >100 million people who have to join some constituency (i.e. pick a candidate), whereas potential EA recruits aren’t otherwise picking between a small set of cults philosophical movements. Also, AI PhD-ready people are in much shorter supply than, e.g. Iowans, and they’d be giving up much much much more than someone just casting a vote for Andrew Yang.
There are numerous minor, subtle ways that EAs reduce AI risk. Small in comparison to a research career, but large in comparison to voting. (Voting can actually be one of them.)