The Manufactured Moral Panic Against AI
Reviewing Nirit Weiss-Blatt (who makes an impromptu appearance in the video)
The Manufactured Moral Panic Against AI
The single most important question about Artificial Intelligence today is not whether a future superintelligence will extinguish us. The real issue is whether our policy decisions are being dictated by an honest assessment of progress or by a well-funded panic campaign designed to solidify the power of the few.
The latest findings within the essay section and the media section this week -particularly the deep dive on the AI Panic Campaign - strongly suggest the latter. We are witnessing a sophisticated effort to bypass open deliberation and replace it with policy by fear, all orchestrated by groups closely aligned with the Effective Altruism (EA) movement.