Despite the disagree votes, I actually think this is a reasonable suggestion– and indeed more people should be asking “why doesn’t X policy person go around trying to explain superintelligence risks?”
I think the disagree votes are probably coming from the vibe that this would be easy/simple to do. Short (in length) is not the same as easy.
My own answer is some mix of fear that I’m not the right person, some doubts about which points to emphasize, and some degree of “I may start working more deliberately on this soon in conjunction with someone else who will hopefully be able to address some of my blind spots.”
“why not just” is a standard phrase for saying what you’re proposing would be simple or come naturally if you try. Combined with the rest of the comment talking about straightforwardness and how little word count, and it does give off a somewhat combatitive vibe.
I agree with your suggestion and it is good to hear that you don’t intend it imply that it is simple, so maybe it would be worth editing the original comment to prevent miscommunication for people who haven’t read it yet. For the time being I’ve strong-agreed with your comment to save it from a negativity snowball effect.
Despite the disagree votes, I actually think this is a reasonable suggestion– and indeed more people should be asking “why doesn’t X policy person go around trying to explain superintelligence risks?”
I think the disagree votes are probably coming from the vibe that this would be easy/simple to do. Short (in length) is not the same as easy.
My own answer is some mix of fear that I’m not the right person, some doubts about which points to emphasize, and some degree of “I may start working more deliberately on this soon in conjunction with someone else who will hopefully be able to address some of my blind spots.”
I don’t think my comment gave off the vibe that it is ‘easy/simple’ to do, just that it isn’t as much of a long shot as the alternative.
i.e. Waiting for someone smarter, more competent, politically savvier, etc…, to read your comment and then hoping for them to do it.
Which seems to have a very low probability of happening.
“why not just” is a standard phrase for saying what you’re proposing would be simple or come naturally if you try. Combined with the rest of the comment talking about straightforwardness and how little word count, and it does give off a somewhat combatitive vibe.
I agree with your suggestion and it is good to hear that you don’t intend it imply that it is simple, so maybe it would be worth editing the original comment to prevent miscommunication for people who haven’t read it yet. For the time being I’ve strong-agreed with your comment to save it from a negativity snowball effect.