Yes, but not because of MIRI.
Oh yes, I know that. It just says a lot that our best shot is still decades away from achieving it's goal.
Along with FHI, that are doing more than anyone to improve our odds.
Which, to be fair, isn't saying much.
Seeing as we are talking about speculative dangers coming from a speculative technology that has yet to be developed, it seems pretty understandable.
I am pretty sure, that as soon as first AGI's arrive on the market, people would start to take possible dangers more seriously.
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