Nobody understands what makes people snap into AI safety

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Getting even slightly interested in AI safety is hard. You need to not dismiss it as a silly science fiction idea. You need to have a mind that can understand other important things like cryonics/anti-aging, Tegmark multiverse, confusing things like free will, consciousness, personal identity, etc. But even given that you understand those things and understand the value of AI safety, it still sure seems like something extra is required to get people to actually drop everything else to work on AI safety.

What is the name of the thing that finally makes someone snap out of whatever the fuck they were doing, to devote their life to AI safety? How do we get more people to experience/see/acquire that thing? I think this is a very important question, and I don't think anybody understands this well.

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