At CAAAC, we are aware of the significant danger that our ideas, though absolutely correct in every way, may not resonate with people outside of our field — either because they are wrong, or because they are very incorrect, or because they are simply stupid.
A key part of CAAAC’s mission is therefore to use our privileged position to engage more broadly with society.
To that end, this year we reached a significant milestone:
We successfully interacted with a member of the public.
Because our corporate Uber was in the process of being set up, we had to take a public bus. On that bus, we overheard a man talking about AI on the phone.
"I don't know," he said. "All the safety stuff seems like a load of bullshit if you ask me. But who cares what I think? These tech bros are going to make it anyway."
He then looked over in our direction, giving us an opportunity to shrug and pull a face.
He resumed his conversation.
We look forward to more opportunities to interact with members of the public in 2026!