All of this makes sense, and I do agree that it’s worth consideration (I quadruple upvoted the check mark on your comment). Mainly in-person conversations, since the absolute worst case scenario with in-person conversations is that new people learn a ton of really good information about the nitty-gritty problems with mass public outreach; such as international affairs. I don’t know if there’s a knowable upper bound on how wayward/compromised/radicalized this discussion could get if such discussion takes place predominantly on the internet.
I’d also like to clarify that I’m not “interpreting this silence as evidence”, I’ve talked to AI policy people, and I also am one, and I understand the details of why we reflexively shoot down the idea of mass public outreach. It all boils down to ludicrously powerful, territorial, invisible people with vested interests in AI, and zero awareness of what AGI is or why it might be important (for the time being).
All of this makes sense, and I do agree that it’s worth consideration (I quadruple upvoted the check mark on your comment). Mainly in-person conversations, since the absolute worst case scenario with in-person conversations is that new people learn a ton of really good information about the nitty-gritty problems with mass public outreach; such as international affairs. I don’t know if there’s a knowable upper bound on how wayward/compromised/radicalized this discussion could get if such discussion takes place predominantly on the internet.
I’d also like to clarify that I’m not “interpreting this silence as evidence”, I’ve talked to AI policy people, and I also am one, and I understand the details of why we reflexively shoot down the idea of mass public outreach. It all boils down to ludicrously powerful, territorial, invisible people with vested interests in AI, and zero awareness of what AGI is or why it might be important (for the time being).