1) AI risk is associated with and covered primarily by one side of the political spectrum.
2) AI risk is associated with and covered by both sides more or less evenly.
3) AI risk is associated with and covered in a neutral way.
Intuitively, 3 seems like the best-case scenario, but that horse may already have left the barn (as it seems like it does with most causes).
1 probably seems bad—though I believe Rob did point out that if it becomes a part of one party’s platform, then maybe it’s easier to implement policy when that party is in power. Obviously, that’s a bit of a gamble.
2 seems like the best remaining option then, but obviously with some risks—perhaps along the lines of what you are hinting at. I don’t see why there would need to be a right wing cause to associate it with though. I mean, if both sides are covering it, the coverage could turn into a back and forth, pro/con on the most controversial aspects of it (a less collegial version of the discussion you linked to), which also seems not that great. Perhaps having both sides be philanthropy-funded and not dependent on generating controversy for advertising/clicks could help with that.
It seems like there are 3 possible outcomes.
1) AI risk is associated with and covered primarily by one side of the political spectrum.
2) AI risk is associated with and covered by both sides more or less evenly.
3) AI risk is associated with and covered in a neutral way.
Intuitively, 3 seems like the best-case scenario, but that horse may already have left the barn (as it seems like it does with most causes).
1 probably seems bad—though I believe Rob did point out that if it becomes a part of one party’s platform, then maybe it’s easier to implement policy when that party is in power. Obviously, that’s a bit of a gamble.
2 seems like the best remaining option then, but obviously with some risks—perhaps along the lines of what you are hinting at. I don’t see why there would need to be a right wing cause to associate it with though. I mean, if both sides are covering it, the coverage could turn into a back and forth, pro/con on the most controversial aspects of it (a less collegial version of the discussion you linked to), which also seems not that great. Perhaps having both sides be philanthropy-funded and not dependent on generating controversy for advertising/clicks could help with that.