So thanks, no thanks, there should not be another public common knowledge of this size so that we can cling onto jobs we still have.
But thinking over the outcomes we might want over the next decade and how we might get there, it seems to me the alternative to doing something here isn’t “AI goes away,” but rather “a handful of very well capitalized companies buy what they need and squeeze the labor market.”
The issue is that once sharks realize how profitable this project can be they will get into power by any means necessary and then abuse it. We've seen this pattern way too many times now - a grass roots initiative to help humanity that suddenly turns into maximizing profits. See also open source.
I saw how they started mounting cameras on workers in factories. How is this approach any different?
And AI might never truly go away, sure. That doesn't mean it'll be sustainable long term. Until questions of consent, ownership and disruption are solved, we should push back on reckless adoption.
So no, I don't see how this is in anyone's interest to participate, except for the likes of Google.