I don’t think the two issues are separate. The bad dynamics and discourse in EA are heavily intertwined with the ubiquity of weakly supported but widely held ideas, many of which fuel the AI safety focus of the community. The subgroups of the community where these dynamics are worst are exactly those where AI safety as a cause area is the most popular.
I don’t think the two issues are separate. The bad dynamics and discourse in EA are heavily intertwined with the ubiquity of weakly supported but widely held ideas, many of which fuel the AI safety focus of the community. The subgroups of the community where these dynamics are worst are exactly those where AI safety as a cause area is the most popular.