But maybe you leaving openai energised those who would otherwise have been cowed by money and power and gone with the agenda, and maybe AI 2027 is read by one or two conscientious lawmakers who then have an outsized impact in key decisions/hidden subcommittees out of the public eye...
One can spin the “what if” game in a thousand different ways, reality is a very sensitive chaotic dynamical system (in part because many of its constituent parts are also very sensitive chaotic dynamical systems). I agree with @JustinMills, acting with conviction is a good thing to be known to do. I also think “I turned down literally millions of dollars to speak out about what I feel is true” is a powerful reputational gift no matter what situation ends up happening.
P.s. on a very small and insignificant personal level I feel inspired that there are people out there who do act on their convictions and have the greater good of the whole of humanity at heart. It helps me fight my cynical thoughts about “winning big by selling out”, so that’s a tiny bit of direct positive impact :)
But maybe you leaving openai energised those who would otherwise have been cowed by money and power and gone with the agenda, and maybe AI 2027 is read by one or two conscientious lawmakers who then have an outsized impact in key decisions/hidden subcommittees out of the public eye...
One can spin the “what if” game in a thousand different ways, reality is a very sensitive chaotic dynamical system (in part because many of its constituent parts are also very sensitive chaotic dynamical systems). I agree with @JustinMills, acting with conviction is a good thing to be known to do. I also think “I turned down literally millions of dollars to speak out about what I feel is true” is a powerful reputational gift no matter what situation ends up happening.
P.s. on a very small and insignificant personal level I feel inspired that there are people out there who do act on their convictions and have the greater good of the whole of humanity at heart. It helps me fight my cynical thoughts about “winning big by selling out”, so that’s a tiny bit of direct positive impact :)