Why I am less than infinitely hostile to the time / bloomberg pieces:
They are kinda informative about the way the scene has been in the past
Much of the behaviour described in them is pretty fucked up
It is relevant for people to know that EA/rationality is not an abuse-free zone
The reported people have faced professional consequences, including being expelled from the community for the most serious offenders, but given that there were several, it’s plausible that others will crop up.
They point to a dynamic of “single-mindedness on AI stuff / extremely bad at normal human relationships” that is real and kinda bad.
Why I am less than infinitely hostile to the time / bloomberg pieces:
They are kinda informative about the way the scene has been in the past
Much of the behaviour described in them is pretty fucked up
It is relevant for people to know that EA/rationality is not an abuse-free zone
The reported people have faced professional consequences, including being expelled from the community for the most serious offenders, but given that there were several, it’s plausible that others will crop up.
They point to a dynamic of “single-mindedness on AI stuff / extremely bad at normal human relationships” that is real and kinda bad.