Do people object to there being AI safety-specific or X-risk-specific groups and events? Animal advocates have their own events and groups, like the AVA summit (although not exclusively effective animal advocacy). I think this + relatively cause-general EA groups and events is a good solution if
those who prioritize AI safety don’t want to pay disproportionately for general EA community building without it emphasizing AI safety roughly in proportion to their contributions, and
a decent share of EA community members don’t want AI safety to take over EA.
Maybe cause-general EA groups and events would end up underfunded if most members strongly prefer one or two causes over the rest, but this coordination problem seems solvable, and I think a lot of members of the community support EA in general or support multiple causes.
Do people object to there being AI safety-specific or X-risk-specific groups and events? Animal advocates have their own events and groups, like the AVA summit (although not exclusively effective animal advocacy). I think this + relatively cause-general EA groups and events is a good solution if
those who prioritize AI safety don’t want to pay disproportionately for general EA community building without it emphasizing AI safety roughly in proportion to their contributions, and
a decent share of EA community members don’t want AI safety to take over EA.
Maybe cause-general EA groups and events would end up underfunded if most members strongly prefer one or two causes over the rest, but this coordination problem seems solvable, and I think a lot of members of the community support EA in general or support multiple causes.