Truth be told, I’m actually sort of fine. That’s because right now we have to focus, and not get distracted by neat side goals, and whilst I expect it to be imperfect, right now I just want to care about the alignment problem right now and put off the concerns of technical alignment and maximization for later.
I understand that perspective, but I think it’s a small cost to Sam to change the way he’s framing his goals. Small nudge now, to build good habits for when specifying goals becomes, not just important, but the most important thing in all of human history.
Truth be told, I’m actually sort of fine. That’s because right now we have to focus, and not get distracted by neat side goals, and whilst I expect it to be imperfect, right now I just want to care about the alignment problem right now and put off the concerns of technical alignment and maximization for later.
I understand that perspective, but I think it’s a small cost to Sam to change the way he’s framing his goals. Small nudge now, to build good habits for when specifying goals becomes, not just important, but the most important thing in all of human history.