Something feels off about this Article.
It is not really discussed what the AI workers could want or believe,
or how to convince them that slowing down AI would delay or aviod extinction of humanity.
Are you assuming a world where the risk of extinction from AGI is widely accepted among AI workers? (In this case, why are they still working on the thing that potentially kills everyone?)
If the workers do not believe in (large) risks of extinction from AI, how do you want to recruit them into your union? This seems hard if you want to be honest about the main goal of the union?
I don’t think this is predicated on those assumptions.
My assumptions are:
AI workers who join a union are more likely to care about safety than AI workers who do not join a union. That is because the history of unions suggests that unions promote a culture of safety
Unionised AI workers will be more organised in influencing their workplace than non unionised AI workers. That is because of their ability to co-ordinate collectively
Therefore:
Unionisation of AI workers would encourage a culture of safety
Furthermore, these unions could be in a position to implement AI safety policies.
Something feels off about this Article. It is not really discussed what the AI workers could want or believe, or how to convince them that slowing down AI would delay or aviod extinction of humanity.
Are you assuming a world where the risk of extinction from AGI is widely accepted among AI workers? (In this case, why are they still working on the thing that potentially kills everyone?) If the workers do not believe in (large) risks of extinction from AI, how do you want to recruit them into your union? This seems hard if you want to be honest about the main goal of the union?
I don’t think this is predicated on those assumptions.
My assumptions are:
AI workers who join a union are more likely to care about safety than AI workers who do not join a union. That is because the history of unions suggests that unions promote a culture of safety
Unionised AI workers will be more organised in influencing their workplace than non unionised AI workers. That is because of their ability to co-ordinate collectively
Therefore:
Unionisation of AI workers would encourage a culture of safety
Furthermore, these unions could be in a position to implement AI safety policies.