So is this MIRI’s policy or not? I want to know whether or not Eliezer Yudkowsky has given up, independent of the current state of the world. I also want to know what Eliezer Yudkowsky’s survival prognosis is because he’s thought a lot more about this than I have.
I suspect that “or rather, it’s a preview of what might be needful to say later, if matters really do get that desperate” is roughly true, though not meant to be quite as reassuring as it is in the dialogue. Their P(Doom) has gone up, but the post is a tad extra bleak.
So is this MIRI’s policy or not? I want to know whether or not Eliezer Yudkowsky has given up, independent of the current state of the world. I also want to know what Eliezer Yudkowsky’s survival prognosis is because he’s thought a lot more about this than I have.
The article argues that even with 0.x % of success you shouldn’t give up because taking action to increase that is still valuable for higher dignity.
I suspect that “or rather, it’s a preview of what might be needful to say later, if matters really do get that desperate” is roughly true, though not meant to be quite as reassuring as it is in the dialogue. Their P(Doom) has gone up, but the post is a tad extra bleak.