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alienist comments on Street action "Stop existential risks!", Union square, San Francisco, September 27, 2014 at 2:00 PM - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: alienist 23 September 2014 02:56:35AM 5 points [-]

Well, is the protest saying anything that isn't already within the Overton window?

Comment author: ChristianKl 23 September 2014 09:14:18AM 0 points [-]

The fact that there real people who worry about having friendly AI and other Xrisk concerns isn't well within the window.

Comment author: alienist 25 September 2014 01:43:17AM 5 points [-]

I don't think anyone would call you an extremist for worrying about these things.

Comment author: ChristianKl 25 September 2014 10:51:52AM 1 point [-]

But that's not only what the window is about. Serious people are generally not seen as worrying about those things and a lot of people don't know that there are people who worry about UFAI.