Counterpoint: we are better off using what political/​social capital we have to advocate for more public funding in AI alignment. I think of slowing down AI capabilities research as just a means of buying time to get more AI alignment funding—but essentially useless unless combined with a strong effort to get money into AI alignment.
Counterpoint: we are better off using what political/​social capital we have to advocate for more public funding in AI alignment. I think of slowing down AI capabilities research as just a means of buying time to get more AI alignment funding—but essentially useless unless combined with a strong effort to get money into AI alignment.