When I talk to folks like GP, they often assert that the non-CEO people who are advocating for AI safety are essentially non-factors, that really the only people whose policy agendas will be enacted are those who already have power, and therefore that the opinions of everyday activists don’t need to be considered when discussing these issues.

It’s a darkly nihilistic take that I don’t agree with, but I just wanted to distill it here because I often see people imply it without stating it out loud.