If you believe however that the EU becomes irrelevant at all (argument 5 against), all policy careers for EAs in mainland Europe become quite unappealing suddenly. This makes me think: if you believe the EU market and political environment favor AGI safety (argument 4 in favor), shouldn’t it be a priority for European EAs to keep the EU a relevant political force?
I think that’s a very indirect intervention whose cost-effectiveness is probably lower than many other priorities (given the political forces and the many other stakeholders’ strong interests, neglectedness is quite low) - but maybe I am missing something? It sounds definitely relevant as a “byproduct” of one’s career though. Would it therefore be a good principle to, ceteris paribus, push for the intervention that strengthen the EU, while working on one’s own priority?
If you believe however that the EU becomes irrelevant at all (argument 5 against), all policy careers for EAs in mainland Europe become quite unappealing suddenly. This makes me think: if you believe the EU market and political environment favor AGI safety (argument 4 in favor), shouldn’t it be a priority for European EAs to keep the EU a relevant political force?
I think that’s a very indirect intervention whose cost-effectiveness is probably lower than many other priorities (given the political forces and the many other stakeholders’ strong interests, neglectedness is quite low) - but maybe I am missing something? It sounds definitely relevant as a “byproduct” of one’s career though. Would it therefore be a good principle to, ceteris paribus, push for the intervention that strengthen the EU, while working on one’s own priority?