Nick T—it’s worse than that. You’d have to mathematically demonstrate that your novel was both completely American and infallibly Great before you could be sure it wouldn’t destroy the world. The failure state of writing a good book is a lot bigger than the failure state of writing a good AI.
Pinprick—bear in mind that if Eliezer considers you more than one level beneath him, your praise will be studiously ignored ;).
Shane E, meet Caledonian. Caledonian, Shane E.
Nick T—it’s worse than that. You’d have to mathematically demonstrate that your novel was both completely American and infallibly Great before you could be sure it wouldn’t destroy the world. The failure state of writing a good book is a lot bigger than the failure state of writing a good AI.
Pinprick—bear in mind that if Eliezer considers you more than one level beneath him, your praise will be studiously ignored ;).