Thanks—this is informative and I think it will be useful for anyone trying to decide what to make of your project.
I have disagreements about the “individual woman” example but I’m not sure it’s worth hashing it out, since it gets into some thorny stuff about persuasion/rhetoric that I’m sure we both have strong opinions on.
Regarding MIRI, I want to note that although the organization has certainly become more competently managed, the more recent OpenPhil review included some very interesting and pointed criticism of the technical work, which I’m not sure enough people saw, as it was hidden in a supplemental PDF. Clearly this is not the place to hash out those technical issues, but they are worth noting, since the reviewer objections were more “these results do not move you toward you stated goal in this paper” than “your stated goal is pointless or quixotic,” so if true they are identifying a rationality failure.
Thanks—this is informative and I think it will be useful for anyone trying to decide what to make of your project.
I have disagreements about the “individual woman” example but I’m not sure it’s worth hashing it out, since it gets into some thorny stuff about persuasion/rhetoric that I’m sure we both have strong opinions on.
Regarding MIRI, I want to note that although the organization has certainly become more competently managed, the more recent OpenPhil review included some very interesting and pointed criticism of the technical work, which I’m not sure enough people saw, as it was hidden in a supplemental PDF. Clearly this is not the place to hash out those technical issues, but they are worth noting, since the reviewer objections were more “these results do not move you toward you stated goal in this paper” than “your stated goal is pointless or quixotic,” so if true they are identifying a rationality failure.