It’s no secret that AI Safety / EA is heavily invested in AI. It is kind of crazy that this is the case though. As Scott Alexander said:
Imagine if oil companies and environmental activists were both considered part of the broader “fossil fuel community”. Exxon and Shell would be “fossil fuel capabilities”; Greenpeace and the Sierra Club would be “fossil fuel safety”—two equally beloved parts of the rich diverse tapestry of fossil fuel-related work. They would all go to the same parties—fossil fuel community parties—and maybe Greta Thunberg would get bored of protesting climate change and become a coal baron.
It’s no secret that AI Safety / EA is heavily invested in AI. It is kind of crazy that this is the case though. As Scott Alexander said: