People like Bostrom and Martin Rees are certainly engaged in raising public awareness through the media. There’s extensive lobbying on some risks, like global warming, nuclear weapons and asteroid defence. In relation to bio/nano/AI the most important thing to do at the moment is research—lobbying should wait until it’s clearer what should be done. Although perhaps not—look at the mess over flu research.
People like Bostrom and Martin Rees are certainly engaged in raising public awareness through the media. There’s extensive lobbying on some risks, like global warming, nuclear weapons and asteroid defence. In relation to bio/nano/AI the most important thing to do at the moment is research—lobbying should wait until it’s clearer what should be done. Although perhaps not—look at the mess over flu research.