There is a difference between AI/ML safety/robustness (as in ensuring self driving cars don't behave erratically given unexpected inputs), and the skynet predic

There is a difference between AI/ML safety/robustness (as in ensuring self driving cars don't behave erratically given unexpected inputs), and the skynet predictions. > Consider critiquing the concrete projects that are funded with AI safety money. Very little of that money flows to research about "preventing malicious superintelligence" or whatever strawman you have in mind. And even projects that consider those questions also consider many much more near-term AI safety questions. But this ("preventing malicious superintelligence") is EXACTLY what we are talking about. The comment in the OP was quoting the following > Grants will likely go to organizations that seek to reduce global catastrophic risks, especially those relating to advanced artificial intelligence.