The more I think about this post, the more I think it captures my frustrations with a large percentage of the public discourse on AI x-risks, and not just this one debate event.
I think so too, and I’m going to keep these points in mind when talking to risk skeptics. I wish others would too.
I couldn’t bear to watch this particular debate, since the summary made it clear that little communication happened. Debates are a terrible way to arrive at the truth, since they put people into a soldier mindset. But even many conversations that don’t start as debates turn into them, and investigating these cruxes could help turn them back into honest discussions in search of understanding.
The more I think about this post, the more I think it captures my frustrations with a large percentage of the public discourse on AI x-risks, and not just this one debate event.
I think so too, and I’m going to keep these points in mind when talking to risk skeptics. I wish others would too.
I couldn’t bear to watch this particular debate, since the summary made it clear that little communication happened. Debates are a terrible way to arrive at the truth, since they put people into a soldier mindset. But even many conversations that don’t start as debates turn into them, and investigating these cruxes could help turn them back into honest discussions in search of understanding.
Strongly agree with the strong bits. (Weakly agree with some of the weak bits)