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> Seems very arrogant at the end to say humanity is waiting on you. It’s not like Covid—19 where the population was literally looking to scientist/gov for an active solution. AGI is something a select set of computer nerds want, but the public isn’t clamoring for. In fact the entire idea of safety/alignment/cultural shift shows the potential downside on society if it actually were achieved.

It's a similar kind of waiting, with varying levels of optimism. When you say "the public isn't clamoring for" I think a lot of the clamoring over Covid—19 was a nonspecific desire to get some normalcy. With AI it's the same, with people worrying about their future careers, or those of loved ones. In either case, people want answers, whether they are enthusiastic about what the companies are doing or not.

> Meanwhile deepmind with alpha fold etc is showing AI can help with pressing problems of humanity without AGI as the necessary first step.

Humanity is big enough to wait on both of them.