Alvaro Cuba

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Existential AI safety needs an effective social movement. PauseAI is building it

Alvaro Cuba3mo*-4-21

@davekasten why do you think her tweets are their "top leadership priority." I work at PauseAI US, and the top priority now is mobilizing our volunteers across the country to meet with Congressional Offices in their home districts.

But yes, she does confront people who join AI companies with the idea that it is personally, and morally wrong to do this, especially when the individual believes there is a serious chance the companies will destroy humanity. And I agree with this claim. And I would further extend it not just to the AI researchers, but the sales... (read more)

Existential AI safety needs an effective social movement. PauseAI is building it

Alvaro Cuba3mo-2-10

Hi Caleb, I'm Alvaro Cuba, the Development Director at PauseAI US (one of 3 employees, the others being Holly and Felix de Simone), and I would be happy to speak with you if you're considering a donation.

I agree with your articulation of what Holly's twitter presence is doing, seriously confronting people with our belief that advancing AI capabilities is personally and morally wrong. Even if you don't end up agreeing with it, I think absent perspectives like hers, most of what people receive on Twitter when they join AI companies is unadulterated praise. ... (read more)