Meh, only by people who consider any weird beliefs to be a cult. They are just an online forum and dont have any of the other aspects, like an isolated compound

Meh, only by people who consider any weird beliefs to be a cult. They are just an online forum and dont have any of the other aspects, like an isolated compound in the woods. And their beliefs have become a lot more mainstream in the past few years. At one time AI risk was pretty obscure and no one took it seriously. Now there are best selling books on it and its entered popular culture. I see it discussed seriously here all the time. That's all because of Lesswrong and Yudkowsky.