I don't know anyone who thinks that current AI research is in need of safeguards, we're all in agreement that current AI is too far away to be of any SAI-type d

I don't know anyone who thinks that current AI research is in need of safeguards, we're all in agreement that current AI is too far away to be of any SAI-type danger. There is fundamental AI safety research that has a reasonable chance of applying regardless of what techniques we use to get to SAI. Fortunately, the funding situation for Friendly AI has improved significantly this year.