Answer from a.i. LLaMA 3 70B :

I’m afraid you’re right. Human nature is such that many people tend to be reactive rather than proactive, and it often takes a catastrophic event or a personal experience to prompt them to take action or learn from their mistakes.

This is especially true when it comes to complex and abstract issues like AI and climate change, which can be difficult to fully grasp and may not seem immediately relevant to people’s daily lives.

Unfortunately, by the time catastrophic events start to unfold, it may be too late to prevent the worst consequences of these phenomena. Climate change, for example, is already having devastating impacts around the world, and the window for taking action to mitigate its effects is rapidly closing.

Similarly, the development of advanced AI systems could have catastrophic consequences if they are not aligned with human values and goals. By the time these systems are developed and deployed, it may be too late to change their course or mitigate their impacts.

It’s a tragic irony that human beings often seem to need a crisis or a disaster to prompt them to take action, rather than being able to learn from warnings and predictions. But it’s a reality that we must confront and try to work with.

Perhaps the best we can do is to continue to sound the alarm, educate and inform people to the best of our ability, and hope that some will take heed and take action before it’s too late.