Stuart Russell

I actually think, um, you know, this sounds corny, but, you know, talk to your representative, your MP, your Congress person, whatever it is.

Um, because I think the policymakers need to hear from people.

The only voices they're hearing right now are the tech companies and their $50 billion checks.

And, um,

All the polls that have been done say, yeah, most people, 80% maybe, don't want there to be super intelligent machines.

But they don't know what to do.

Even for me, I've been in this field for decades.

I'm not sure what to do.

because of this giant magnet pulling everyone forward and the vast sums of money being put into this.

But I am sure that if you want to have a future and a world that you want your kids to live in, you need to make your voice heard.

And I think governments will listen.

From a political point of view,

You put your finger in the wind and you say, hmm, should I be on the side of humanity or our future robot overlords?

I think as a politician, it's not a difficult decision.

Yeah, right.

Exactly.

So I think people in those positions of power need to hear from their constituents that this is not the direction we want to go.

Yeah, it does.

I mean, you know, after 50 years, I could retire and, you know, play golf and sing and sail and do things that I enjoy.

But instead, I'm working 80 or 100 hours a week trying to move things in the right direction.