I’ll state that in my opinion it shouldn’t necessarily have to be the responsibility of MIRI or even Eliezer to clarify what was meant by a position stated but is taken out of context. I’m not sure but it seems as though at least a significant minority of those who’ve been alarmed by some of Eliezer’s statements haven’t read the full post to put it in a less dramatic context.
Yet errant signals sent seem important to rectify as they make it harder for MIRI to coordinate with other actors in the field of AI alignment based on existing misconceptions.
My impression is that misunderstanding about all of this is widespread in that there are at least a few people across every part of the field who don’t understand what MIRI is about these days at all. I don’t know how widespread it is in terms of how significant a portion of other actors in the field are generally confused with MIRI.
Upvoted. Thanks.
I’ll state that in my opinion it shouldn’t necessarily have to be the responsibility of MIRI or even Eliezer to clarify what was meant by a position stated but is taken out of context. I’m not sure but it seems as though at least a significant minority of those who’ve been alarmed by some of Eliezer’s statements haven’t read the full post to put it in a less dramatic context.
Yet errant signals sent seem important to rectify as they make it harder for MIRI to coordinate with other actors in the field of AI alignment based on existing misconceptions.
My impression is that misunderstanding about all of this is widespread in that there are at least a few people across every part of the field who don’t understand what MIRI is about these days at all. I don’t know how widespread it is in terms of how significant a portion of other actors in the field are generally confused with MIRI.