Probably. I've been through this process of worrying about the future, specifically about climate change. I now think that climate change is something that, a

Probably. I've been through this process of worrying about the future, specifically about climate change. I now think that climate change is something that, although it's going to be painful, humanity is going to get through OK. We're making progress. But even when I was in a good bit of despair about the problem, I learned from climate change activists that you have to keep putting one foot in front of the other and do what little bit you can. Even if it's just confiding in others that you're worried about the problem - that has a bigger impact than you might think. And of course it can help you feel better to share the burden. Imagine if 6 of your 10 best friends are all worried about AI risk, but they don't ever talk about it. You'd think that nobody was worried about it, and you were the odd one out. If one breaks the silence, they set an example, making it easier for others to talk about it. And if all of the sudden all of your friends are talking about this, you are more likely to share the concern, even if you didn't before. The more people talk about it to everyone they can, the more it breaks into the mainstream as an issue. Yudkowsky (who of course has more reach than most people) wrote that open letter published in Time, and a Fox News reporter asked about it in a press conference. Let's keep people talking about it. I've talked about AI risk with my spouse, family members, and a lot of my co-workers, and any time I see a good chance to bring it up on Hacker News or Reddit, I do. The issue needs to filter out of nerd-circles into the mainstream, so talking about it with family is great. Calling and emailing politicians is a good bit of a higher bar, but it's effective as well.