I think he actually said that Bostrom represents the current zeitgeist, which is kind of the opposite of “out of touch”? (Unless he also said “out of touch”? Unfortunately I can’t find a transcript to do a search on.)
It’s ironic that everyone thinks of themselves as David fighting Goliath. We think we’re fighting unfathomably powerful economic forces (i.e., Moloch) trying to build AGI at any cost, and Peter thinks he’s fighting a dominant culture that remorselessly smothers any tech progress.
I think he actually said that Bostrom represents the current zeitgeist, which is kind of the opposite of “out of touch”? (Unless he also said “out of touch”? Unfortunately I can’t find a transcript to do a search on.)
It’s ironic that everyone thinks of themselves as David fighting Goliath. We think we’re fighting unfathomably powerful economic forces (i.e., Moloch) trying to build AGI at any cost, and Peter thinks he’s fighting a dominant culture that remorselessly smothers any tech progress.