It's been a very very long time since I've commented here. But I may have some insights I hope will be useful.
I'm not directly an AI safety professional but I am friends and colleagues with many embedded in government and semi-government institutions in Australia. I see what you've described from the other side. I will say rationalists and EAs here are slightly better tolerated, mostly due to an increased (though still low) professionalism and physical distance from the Bay Area.
Some are not unsympathetic to the maximalist outcomes, but the way to broach t... (read more)
It's been a very very long time since I've commented here. But I may have some insights I hope will be useful.
I'm not directly an AI safety professional but I am friends and colleagues with many embedded in government and semi-government institutions in Australia. I see what you've described from the other side. I will say rationalists and EAs here are slightly better tolerated, mostly due to an increased (though still low) professionalism and physical distance from the Bay Area.
Some are not unsympathetic to the maximalist outcomes, but the way to broach t... (read more)