Probably not completely—I suspect this is a mix of non-AI things in my life and the fact that there is a very small circle of folks near me that care/internalize this kind of thing. However, I’d bet that the farther you get from traditional tech circles (e.g., SF), the stronger this feeling is among folks that work on AI safety.
is this feeling justified by the upcoming apocalypse?
Probably not completely—I suspect this is a mix of non-AI things in my life and the fact that there is a very small circle of folks near me that care/internalize this kind of thing. However, I’d bet that the farther you get from traditional tech circles (e.g., SF), the stronger this feeling is among folks that work on AI safety.