@DaveInNYC: what you can and can’t assume is not relevant to whether the transcripts should be private or not. If they were public, anybody predisposed to explanations like “they must have been more simple-minded than me” could just as easily find another equally “compelling” explanation, like “I didn’t think of that ‘trick’, but now that I know it, I’m certain I couldn’t be convinced!”
I personally think they should remain private, as frustrating as it is to not know how Eliezer convinced them. Not knowing how Eliezer did it nicely mirrors the reality of our not knowing how a much smarter AGI might go about it.
@DaveInNYC: what you can and can’t assume is not relevant to whether the transcripts should be private or not. If they were public, anybody predisposed to explanations like “they must have been more simple-minded than me” could just as easily find another equally “compelling” explanation, like “I didn’t think of that ‘trick’, but now that I know it, I’m certain I couldn’t be convinced!”
I personally think they should remain private, as frustrating as it is to not know how Eliezer convinced them. Not knowing how Eliezer did it nicely mirrors the reality of our not knowing how a much smarter AGI might go about it.