There’s a decent chance Trump is our next president. In that case, it would be great for him to be AI-alignment-pilled. 

The good news is that, according to Samuel Hammond, he is:

"Unfortunately, the EA vs e/acc debate on Twitter has created the perception that AI safety is left-right polarized. The polls tell a different story. And as a participant on the Project2025 AI policy committee, I can confidently report that Trump’s supposed shadow transition takes AGI and its associated risks seriously."

Or, at least, Sam hopes he will be (alignment-pilled). As of now, “Trump has himself called the prospect of “super-duper AI” “alarming and scary,” though not as scary as China building it first.”

In any case, Sam makes some interesting points in this piece that I think many here might want to read.