Comment by AndrewKemendo

I’m curious what the downsides are of taking statements like these seriously.

There seems to be universal eye rolling that happens in each and every one of these cases, and it comes down to usually one reason:

“If they really believed it they would be whistleblowing etc..”

Completely forgetting that working at Los Alamos was basically the highlight of your life if you were a physicist in 1940. It’s no different here

If you, like me, have spent your whole life working towards human level AI you can want to see it realized while also having active reservations.

Most people however don’t behave based on some deep clarity of vision and conviction - there’s a murkier future in their mind and as a result “keep their head down and hope someone has it under control.”