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Why does it have to be a separate group?

What makes you think that the AI researchers who perform these breakthroughs can't possibly be the ones who are concerned with collateral damage and harm that the tech they are developing could cause?

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I do believe many researchers are concerned with safety to humans in a sincere way. I suspect that some think safety requires general intelligence and experience or a solid theoretical grounding instead of ad hoc layers, tweaks and pattern matching. The salary and reputations of the team-mates working on safety gives enough fog and distance to quiet the dissonant thoughts. What is the reward for being honest?

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