Interesting. Existential threat could make sense because AI is clearly a threat to the existence of SAAS companies and whatnot. Alignment is trickier to square and LW influence could definitely be the best explanation.
I just looked at the Google trends and it appears the term “existential threat” was very rare up until about 2009 and then steadily increases which does track well with OPs theory.
Interesting. Existential threat could make sense because AI is clearly a threat to the existence of SAAS companies and whatnot. Alignment is trickier to square and LW influence could definitely be the best explanation.
I just looked at the Google trends and it appears the term “existential threat” was very rare up until about 2009 and then steadily increases which does track well with OPs theory.