I’m guessing that at least some powerful decision-makers in the AI development space have also thought about this type of solution, and perhaps are actively planning to implement it if there is a fast takeoff which leaves them temporarily holding a decisive strategic advantage. Obviously, they could never publicly admit to such thoughts. Thus, if any planning is to be done publicly, it must be done by outsiders. In fact, there may even be blacklists kept by some AI companies which explicitly track which people have publicly endorsed approaches to solving the AI crisis that would be politically fraught, in order to prevent accidentally associating themselves with anyone who has a track record of politically fraught statements.
I’m guessing that at least some powerful decision-makers in the AI development space have also thought about this type of solution, and perhaps are actively planning to implement it if there is a fast takeoff which leaves them temporarily holding a decisive strategic advantage. Obviously, they could never publicly admit to such thoughts. Thus, if any planning is to be done publicly, it must be done by outsiders. In fact, there may even be blacklists kept by some AI companies which explicitly track which people have publicly endorsed approaches to solving the AI crisis that would be politically fraught, in order to prevent accidentally associating themselves with anyone who has a track record of politically fraught statements.