The AI doomsayers can't get their message out

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Summary

AI doomsayers, despite their expertise in AI research, struggle to effectively communicate their concerns about AI risks to the general public, underscoring challenges in messaging and public outreach.

I've been reading a few books and seen a lot of the videos, discussions and interviews. Two things are painfully obvious: I think the doomsayers might be right The AI doomsayers are not capable of selling a story the average viewer understands Which is really ironic. They are all extremely skilled AI researchers. They are not good in sales, marketing and PR. A scenario of how an AI could wipe us out is a story that could make sense in 5 sentences. As we have it they struggle with making their point in 20 minutes.
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