I’d also like to add that the question of whether we (i.e. anyone) should be doing mass outreach on the topic of AI Safety is over. It is happening.
This is a pretty bad fallacy. Just because people have started doing a thing, doesn’t mean they couldn’t stop. And hypothetically assuming existing efforts couldn’t stop (false in this case), doesn’t mean the question of whether something is good isn’t relevant to whether people funnel more resources into the thing or start new things.
Even more supposing that somehow things had been irrevocably started, it’s still interesting to know if it was a good idea or not, so you can reexamine the reasoning that led you to your belief, and change how you reason if it’s leading you to bad decisions.
This is a pretty bad fallacy. Just because people have started doing a thing, doesn’t mean they couldn’t stop. And hypothetically assuming existing efforts couldn’t stop (false in this case), doesn’t mean the question of whether something is good isn’t relevant to whether people funnel more resources into the thing or start new things.
Even more supposing that somehow things had been irrevocably started, it’s still interesting to know if it was a good idea or not, so you can reexamine the reasoning that led you to your belief, and change how you reason if it’s leading you to bad decisions.