(I don’t know how intentionally MIRI facilitated these kinds of interactions; I also don’t know how Elon first got involved.)
In 2010 when Thiel met Hassabis (probably at the Singularity Summit?), MIRI was still the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence; Eliezer had pivoted away from transhumanist accelerationism towards FAI theory, but the institution as a whole had not yet done so.
Ah yeah, if Eliezer gave an explicit endorsement to Thiel (perhaps thinking that Shane Legg had the right mindset), that’s a decision that aged poorly.
In 2010 when Thiel met Hassabis (probably at the Singularity Summit?), MIRI was still the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence; Eliezer had pivoted away from transhumanist accelerationism towards FAI theory, but the institution as a whole had not yet done so.
FYI I’ve now edited this section based on additional information from the book The Infinity Machine.
Ah yeah, if Eliezer gave an explicit endorsement to Thiel (perhaps thinking that Shane Legg had the right mindset), that’s a decision that aged poorly.
Do you have sources confirming this discrepancy between Eliezer and SIAI over those few years?