As far as I understand, the paper doesn’t disagree with this and an explanation for it is given in the conclusion:
Communication strategies such as the ‘funnel model’ have facilitated the enduring perception amongst the broader public, academics and journalists that ‘EA’ is synonymous with ‘public-facing EA’. As a result, many people are confused by EA’s seemingly sudden shift toward ‘longtermism’, particularly AI/x-risk; however, this ‘shift’ merely represents a shift in EA’s communication strategy to more openly present the movement’s core aims.
Interesting. Seems from my perspective to be a shift towards AI, followed by a delayed update on EA’s new position, followed by further shifts towards AI.
As far as I understand, the paper doesn’t disagree with this and an explanation for it is given in the conclusion:
Interesting. Seems from my perspective to be a shift towards AI, followed by a delayed update on EA’s new position, followed by further shifts towards AI.