these circumstances are notable due to the risk of it being used to damage or even decimate the AI safety community, which is undoubtedly the kind of thing that could happen during slow takeoff if slow takeoff transforms geopolitical affairs and the balance of power
Wouldn’t it probably be fine as long as noone in AI safety goes about interfering with these applications? I get an overall vibe from people that messing with this kind of thing is more trouble than it’s worth. If that was the case, wouldn’t it be better to leave it be? What’s the goal here?
This is interesting, but why is this relevant? What are your policy proposals?