Is there any 80,000/CFAR statement on Trump or are you just talking about the personal writings of individual people who happen to work in these organizations?
(Also, did you consistently think it was wrong for them to fervently espouse the AI-as-existential risk narrative?)
No, I don’t think that either organization has taken an official stance, and I respect them for that. I’ve also talked with some people within 80,000 Hours who are clearly not mind-killed; who have been very reasonable and convincing instead. I was maybe a bit too harsh and do not mean this as a recommendation that everyone should stop supporting these organizations.
(Very rarely—that’s a good point. If you imagine people fighting between two different friendly AI approaches with the same fervor, though..)
Is there any 80,000/CFAR statement on Trump or are you just talking about the personal writings of individual people who happen to work in these organizations?
(Also, did you consistently think it was wrong for them to fervently espouse the AI-as-existential risk narrative?)
No, I don’t think that either organization has taken an official stance, and I respect them for that. I’ve also talked with some people within 80,000 Hours who are clearly not mind-killed; who have been very reasonable and convincing instead. I was maybe a bit too harsh and do not mean this as a recommendation that everyone should stop supporting these organizations.
(Very rarely—that’s a good point. If you imagine people fighting between two different friendly AI approaches with the same fervor, though..)