> If it happens, there is no stopping it anyway. Hopefully this isn't the case - AI development requires a lot of data/compute - societally we could block acce

> If it happens, there is no stopping it anyway. Hopefully this isn't the case - AI development requires a lot of data/compute - societally we could block access to these things and prevent further development in that direction. There are only a few places in existence capable of producing HW required or in possession of it. I'm fine with stopping compute progress for however long it takes to deal with safety issues. Society isn't perfect now but the level of compute we've had available for years is sufficient for generating a lot more value - we can afford to put AI research on ice. I just don't get it - so much attention is given to things like climate change - this is a mild inconvenience compared to AGI threat.