The book is dedicated “for Peter, who convinced me”. Maybe that mysterious Peter is the ultimate cause of Christian’s interest in Al alignment and his decision to write a book about it?
Seems like you were right, and the Peter in question is Peter Eckersley. I just saw in this post:
The Alignment Problem is dedicated to him, after he convinced his friend Brian Christian of it.
That post did not link to a source, but I found this tweet where Brian Christian says:
His influence in both my intellectual and personal life is incalculable. I dedicated The Alignment Problem to him; I knew for many years that I would.
The book is dedicated “for Peter, who convinced me”. Maybe that mysterious Peter is the ultimate cause of Christian’s interest in Al alignment and his decision to write a book about it?
Seems like you were right, and the Peter in question is Peter Eckersley. I just saw in this post:
That post did not link to a source, but I found this tweet where Brian Christian says: