Movement-building targeted at existential-risk-relevant fields’ international scientific communities
Biorisk, Artificial Intelligence
Scientists of the Manhattan Project built the first nuclear bombs, the development and use of which normalized nuclear proliferation. Contrast this with bioweapons, which in principle could also have been normalized if not for the advocacy of scientists like Matthew Meselson, which led to a lasting international agreement to not develop bioweapons (Biological Weapons Convention).
Targeted efforts to build the movement of reducing catastrophic/existential risks (and longtermism in general) specifically in the international scientific communities of fields that are highly relevant to certain existential risks, whose lasting cooperation would be crucial for the non-realization of these risks, could potentially be very impactful. Some potential approaches include funding of fellowships/grants/collaboration opportunities, creating scientific societies/conferences, and organizing advocacy/outreach/petitions.
Movement-building targeted at existential-risk-relevant fields’ international scientific communities
Biorisk, Artificial Intelligence
Scientists of the Manhattan Project built the first nuclear bombs, the development and use of which normalized nuclear proliferation. Contrast this with bioweapons, which in principle could also have been normalized if not for the advocacy of scientists like Matthew Meselson, which led to a lasting international agreement to not develop bioweapons (Biological Weapons Convention).
Targeted efforts to build the movement of reducing catastrophic/existential risks (and longtermism in general) specifically in the international scientific communities of fields that are highly relevant to certain existential risks, whose lasting cooperation would be crucial for the non-realization of these risks, could potentially be very impactful. Some potential approaches include funding of fellowships/grants/collaboration opportunities, creating scientific societies/conferences, and organizing advocacy/outreach/petitions.