If AI don’t FOOM or if friendliness or Friendliness turns out to be easy to establish, then the issues with AI become much more minor. It is only in those situations where your question becomes worth considering. The question then becomes interesting intellectually but probably not a question that requires massive resources. The concerns over AI are primarily due to FOOMing + potential unFriendliness.
If AI don’t FOOM or if friendliness or Friendliness turns out to be easy to establish, then the issues with AI become much more minor. It is only in those situations where your question becomes worth considering. The question then becomes interesting intellectually but probably not a question that requires massive resources. The concerns over AI are primarily due to FOOMing + potential unFriendliness.