What I found frustrating as a reader was that you asked why Eliezer was focusing on this problem as opposed to other options such as spreading rationality, building human capital, etc. Then when Luke responded with an explanation that MIRI had chosen to focus on FAI research, rather than those other types of work, you say, no I’m not asking about MIRI’s strategy or Luke’s views, I’m asking about this paper. But the reason Eliezer is working on this paper is because of MIRI’s strategy!
I read Luke’s comment differently, based on the preliminary “BTW.” My interpretation was that his purpose in making thecomment was to give a tangentially related contextual remark rather than to answer my question. (I wasn’t at all bothered by this – I’m just explaining why I didn’t respond to it as if it were intended to address my question.)
I read Luke’s comment differently, based on the preliminary “BTW.” My interpretation was that his purpose in making thecomment was to give a tangentially related contextual remark rather than to answer my question. (I wasn’t at all bothered by this – I’m just explaining why I didn’t respond to it as if it were intended to address my question.)
Ah, thanks for the clarification.