If the media reported on other dangers like it reported on AI risk, it would talk about issues very differently. It would compare events in the Middle East to Tom Clancy novels. It would dismiss runaway climate change by saying it hasn’t happened yet. It would think of the risk of nuclear war in terms of putting people out of work. It would compare asteroid impacts to mudslides. It would call meteorologists “nerds” for talking about hurricanes.
AI risk is serious, and it isn’t taken seriously. It’s time to look past the sound bites and focus on what experts are really saying.
If the media reported on other dangers like it reported on AI risk, it would talk about issues very differently. It would compare events in the Middle East to Tom Clancy novels. It would dismiss runaway climate change by saying it hasn’t happened yet. It would think of the risk of nuclear war in terms of putting people out of work. It would compare asteroid impacts to mudslides. It would call meteorologists “nerds” for talking about hurricanes.
AI risk is serious, and it isn’t taken seriously. It’s time to look past the sound bites and focus on what experts are really saying.
(policymakers, tech executives)
(based on Scott Alexander’s post on the subject)