Activism by the AI Community: Analysing Recent Achievements and Future Prospects

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Activism by the AI Community Analysing Recent Achievements and Future Prospects Haydn Belfield Centre for the Study of Existential Risk University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK [email removed] ABSTRACT The artificial intelligence (AI) community has recently engaged in activism in relation to their employers, other members of the communi ty, and their governments in or der to shape the societal and ethical implications of AI. It has achieved some notable successes, but prospects for further political or ganising and activism are uncertain. We survey activism by the AI community over the last six years; apply two analytical frameworks drawing upon the literature on epistemic communities, and worker organising and bargaining; and explore what they imply for the future prospects of the AI community. Success thus far has hinged on a cohere nt shared culture, and high bar gaining power due to the high demand for a limited sup ply of AI ?talent ?. Both are c...

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• [1] https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.06528