I guess I’d say frustrated, worried, confused. I was somewhat surprised/alarmed by the conclusion that Alec was actually trying to request information on how to be considered part of the group.
It seems to me like a rather uncharitable interpretation of Alec’s response, to assume that he just wants to figure out how to belong, rather than genuinely desiring to find out how best to contribute.
We try to have a culture around here where there is no vetted-by-the-group answer to this; we instead try to encourage forming your own inside-view model of how AI risk might work, what paths through to a good future might be possible, etc.
I would be rather insulted by this response, because it implies that I am looking for a vetted-by-the-group answer, and also seems to be criticising me for asking Anna about opimal careers. Firstly, that was never my intent. Secondly, asking an expert for their opinion sounds like a perfectly reasonable course of action to me. However, this does assume that Alec shares my motivations and assumptions.
I’m not sure of my assumptions/beliefs/conclusions though. I might be missing context (e.g. I don’t know what bay area is like, or the cultural norms), and I didn’t really understand the essay (I found the example too distracting for me to focus on the concept of narrative syncing—I like the new examples much more).
I am curious about how you felt when writing this bit:
I guess I’d say frustrated, worried, confused. I was somewhat surprised/alarmed by the conclusion that Alec was actually trying to request information on how to be considered part of the group.
It seems to me like a rather uncharitable interpretation of Alec’s response, to assume that he just wants to figure out how to belong, rather than genuinely desiring to find out how best to contribute.
I would be rather insulted by this response, because it implies that I am looking for a vetted-by-the-group answer, and also seems to be criticising me for asking Anna about opimal careers. Firstly, that was never my intent. Secondly, asking an expert for their opinion sounds like a perfectly reasonable course of action to me. However, this does assume that Alec shares my motivations and assumptions.
I’m not sure of my assumptions/beliefs/conclusions though. I might be missing context (e.g. I don’t know what bay area is like, or the cultural norms), and I didn’t really understand the essay (I found the example too distracting for me to focus on the concept of narrative syncing—I like the new examples much more).