No, AI isn't inevitable. We should stop it while we can.
The Netherlands is smaller and has less public pressure, and it’s home to a critical piece of the supply chain in frontier AI models (ASML).
Relative to the U.S. and China, the Netherlands tends to integrate ethical and humanitarian considerations more directly into technology policy debates, which may make it a particularly promising place for early AI-safety leadership.
More people should be advocating for it to lead the way in AI safety.
The Netherlands could enact laws where it can only sell its chips to AI corporations that follow sufficient safety standards (or not at all until we've figured out alignment)
I'm not saying don't do advocacy in the USA (that's clearly super important!). I'm saying that the Netherlands seems neglected and far more tractable.
Hello! I am a Gr12 student and looking to make change in the new year within my school, community, and maybe even talk to some politicians. I wanted to ask your group if you have any ideas on what we could do? Other than spread awareness. Our school devision is already introducing AI into our classrooms for its “brainstorming” and ability to “deepen learning and creativity”. I find this sickening Franky. I believe we are going to talk to the school board, because this is unbelievable. Getting AI to be creative for you only kills your creativity. We attended the YNPS and a school did a presentation where is was a game where everyone played a role of someone in the Canadian government. We later found out AI generated that idea which completely killed all the meaning behind it. I could rant for hours, but that wouldn’t be good use of our time.
There is a group of ~10 of us, we are looking to make some real change! Any suggestions would help.
Thank you for your time
