Inside the campaign to convince Washington that AI could end human life
TL;DR
Activists worried about existential AI risk spent years cultivating allies on Capitol Hill. That groundwork is now paying off, as lawmakers in both major parties openly discuss the possibility that AI could end human life. The piece traces how the campaign moved extinction fears from the fringe into the mainstream debate in Washington.
Nauti's Take
Bipartisan attention to advanced AI risk is progress for safety research and its funding. The challenge is that extinction scenarios can crowd out tangible problems such as job losses, disinformation and privacy.
Observers should look closely at who funds these campaigns and which specific rules they want.
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