for a long time now the "doomer vs e/acc" arguments have been largely abstract, coming from the position that realistically the "doomers" have no political power and no way to prevent the race that's already in progress. that lets the discussions remain civil, people talking about things they morally think should happen but don't expect to, no one's current reality really affected.

if the regulators gain teeth on this issue, that will change dramatically. frontier labs have tens and hundreds of billions tied up in continued hyperscaling. hundreds of thousands of companies small and large implicitly rely on future capabilities advancements. people's identities and careers and fortunes are all under threat. this will be a knife-fight.

and let me be clear: if we ever have a meaningful political movement to legally slow down AI research (assuming it's both sanely implemented and global / not just handing the singularity to china) i will support it wholeheartedly. with everything i have.

@SenSanders

Will AI become smarter than humans?

If so, is humanity in danger?

I went to Silicon Valley to ask some of the leading AI experts that question.

Here’s what they had to say: pic.twitter.com/4TE92beBLN