DanielFilan comments on An Analytic Perspective on AI Alignment

[DanielFilan]

Thanks for the detailed comment! As is typical for me, I’ll respond to the easiest and least important part first.

Compare: There are a large number of NBA players, meaning that ones who are short can be found.

Short NBA players have existed: according to Wikipedia, Muggsy Bogues was 1.60 m tall (or 5 feet 3 inches) and active until 2001. The shortest currently existing NBA player is Isaiah Thomas, who is 1.75 m tall (or 5 feet 9 inches). This is apparently basically the median male height in the USA (surprisingly-to-me, both among all Americans and among African-Americans).

[Rohin Shah]

I was mostly trying to illustrate the point, but if you want a different example:

There are a large number of mammalian species, meaning that one-celled mammalian species can be found.

or

There are infinitely many prime numbers, meaning that many even prime numbers can be found.