I think it’s fine to say that you think something else is better without being able to precisely say what it is. I just think “the trick that never works” is an overstatement if you aren’t providing evidence about whether it has worked, and that it’s hard to provide such evidence without saying something about what you are comparing to.
(Like I said though, I just skimmed the post and it’s possible it contains evidence or argument that I didn’t catch.)
It’s possible the action is in disagreements about Moravec’s view rather than the lack of an alternative, but it’s hard to say because it’s unclear how good Eliezer thinks the alternative is. I think that looking at Moravec’s view in hindsight it doesn’t seem crazy at all, and e.g. I think it’s more reasonable than Eliezer’s views from 10 years later.
I think it’s fine to say that you think something else is better without being able to precisely say what it is. I just think “the trick that never works” is an overstatement if you aren’t providing evidence about whether it has worked, and that it’s hard to provide such evidence without saying something about what you are comparing to.
(Like I said though, I just skimmed the post and it’s possible it contains evidence or argument that I didn’t catch.)
It’s possible the action is in disagreements about Moravec’s view rather than the lack of an alternative, but it’s hard to say because it’s unclear how good Eliezer thinks the alternative is. I think that looking at Moravec’s view in hindsight it doesn’t seem crazy at all, and e.g. I think it’s more reasonable than Eliezer’s views from 10 years later.