I agree that this article is net negative, and I would go further: It has a non-trivial chance of irreparably damaging relationships and making the AI Alignment community look like fools, primarily due to the call for violence.
FWIW I think it’s pretty unfair and misleading to characterize what he said as a call for violence.
I’ve been persuaded in the comment threads that I was wrong on Eliezer specifically advocating violence, so I retract my earlier comment.
I agree that this article is net negative, and I would go further: It has a non-trivial chance of irreparably damaging relationships and making the AI Alignment community look like fools, primarily due to the call for violence.
FWIW I think it’s pretty unfair and misleading to characterize what he said as a call for violence.
I’ve been persuaded in the comment threads that I was wrong on Eliezer specifically advocating violence, so I retract my earlier comment.