I suspect that it varies within the domain of X-risk focused work how weird and cultish it looks to the average person. I think both A.I. risk stuff and a generic “reduce extinction risk” framing will look more “religious” to the average person than “we are worried about pandemics an nuclear wars.”
I suspect that it varies within the domain of X-risk focused work how weird and cultish it looks to the average person. I think both A.I. risk stuff and a generic “reduce extinction risk” framing will look more “religious” to the average person than “we are worried about pandemics an nuclear wars.”