I’d encourage you to consult widely with people in AI Safety/governance before running a large public awareness campaign. The AI Safety Governance course is likely a good place to start in terms of skilling up/better understanding this issue. I think it’s possible for a public relations campaign to move the needle, but it’s also very important to guard against downside risks and to think very carefully and strategically about the path to impact.
For example, if we ask for the government to sponsor research, how do we ensure the money actually goes towards alignment rather than people who just frame their research in terms of alignment?
Or for example with “critical decisions regarding AI safety must not be taken by small groups of AI researchers”? I agreed we would like to avoid a small group of researchers making decisions without consulting with anyone else, but at the same time, I’d much rather have decisions made by researchers than by politicians would most likely be clueless and too focused on appearance rather than substance.
I’d encourage you to consult widely with people in AI Safety/governance before running a large public awareness campaign. The AI Safety Governance course is likely a good place to start in terms of skilling up/better understanding this issue. I think it’s possible for a public relations campaign to move the needle, but it’s also very important to guard against downside risks and to think very carefully and strategically about the path to impact.
For example, if we ask for the government to sponsor research, how do we ensure the money actually goes towards alignment rather than people who just frame their research in terms of alignment?
Or for example with “critical decisions regarding AI safety must not be taken by small groups of AI researchers”? I agreed we would like to avoid a small group of researchers making decisions without consulting with anyone else, but at the same time, I’d much rather have decisions made by researchers than by politicians would most likely be clueless and too focused on appearance rather than substance.