Basically, we need a PR campaign. It needs to be tightly focused: Just existential risk, don’t try to sell the whole worldview at once (keep inferential distance in mind). Maybe it shouldn’t even be through SIAI; maybe we should create a separate foundation called The Foundation to Reduce Existential Risk (or something). (“What do you do?” “We try to make sure the human race is still here in 1000 years. Can we interest you in our monthly donation plan?”)
And if our PR campaign even slightly reduces the chances of a nuclear war or an unfriendly AI, it could be one of the most important things anyone has ever done.
Who do we know who has the resources to make such a campaign?
Basically, we need a PR campaign. It needs to be tightly focused: Just existential risk, don’t try to sell the whole worldview at once (keep inferential distance in mind). Maybe it shouldn’t even be through SIAI; maybe we should create a separate foundation called The Foundation to Reduce Existential Risk (or something). (“What do you do?” “We try to make sure the human race is still here in 1000 years. Can we interest you in our monthly donation plan?”)
And if our PR campaign even slightly reduces the chances of a nuclear war or an unfriendly AI, it could be one of the most important things anyone has ever done.
Who do we know who has the resources to make such a campaign?