It reassures me, and I think it’s the right thing to do in this case, because policy discussions follow strong contextualizing norms. Using a layer of indirection, as Eliezer does here, makes it clearer that this is a theoretical discussion, rather than an attempt to actually advocate for that specific intervention.
It reassures me, and I think it’s the right thing to do in this case, because policy discussions follow strong contextualizing norms. Using a layer of indirection, as Eliezer does here, makes it clearer that this is a theoretical discussion, rather than an attempt to actually advocate for that specific intervention.