No, it isn’t easy to read independently and grasp the argument. A conclusion that also served as a summary would start something like this “Eliezer used the metaphor of a fire alarm for people realising the AI alignment problem. However, that metaphor is misleading for a number of reasons. First of all...”
Starting with “fear shame” in the very first sentence means it’s not a summary conclusion.
Could you write a stripped-down version of this, making just the key few points?
On the one hand, it is a cross-post. On the other hand, it’s 15k words.
Doesn’t the conclusions section serve this purpose?
No, it isn’t easy to read independently and grasp the argument. A conclusion that also served as a summary would start something like this “Eliezer used the metaphor of a fire alarm for people realising the AI alignment problem. However, that metaphor is misleading for a number of reasons. First of all...”
Starting with “fear shame” in the very first sentence means it’s not a summary conclusion.