AI safety is an apocalypse cult and we should recognize that everyone who has ever been in an apocalypse cult thinks that "no, this time it's really the end of the world". Everyone who believes crazy shit thinks they're being reasonable, so just because we're super sure we're being reasonable doesn't mean what we believe isn't crazy.
Do we believe that we alone, of all people who have believed in the coming end, have it right this time?
Do we believe that we alone, of all people who have believed in the coming end, have it right this time?