From the context on EA Forum it seems clear that by “public outreach” you meant outreach to potential researchers to interest them in doing AI safety research, whereas a lot of people here seem to have misinterpreted your comment to have a broader meaning, to include, e.g., outreach to politicians and voters to try to influence future government policies.
From the context on EA Forum it seems clear that by “public outreach” you meant outreach to potential researchers to interest them in doing AI safety research, whereas a lot of people here seem to have misinterpreted your comment to have a broader meaning, to include, e.g., outreach to politicians and voters to try to influence future government policies.