Agree, and would add: what even is the definition of the term “schemer”? I think Joe Carlsmith’s 2023 report coined the term, and defines it as something quite specific with reference to training gaming.
I think people often use it now just in the colloquial sense. I’m not generically against colloquial usage, but I think clarity is often very important for deciding the right interventions. “Is my girlfriend a schemer” is not clearly a helpful frame, if what you’re trying to do is think about the space of all ways your girlfriend could end up murdering you.
Agree, and would add: what even is the definition of the term “schemer”? I think Joe Carlsmith’s 2023 report coined the term, and defines it as something quite specific with reference to training gaming.
I think people often use it now just in the colloquial sense. I’m not generically against colloquial usage, but I think clarity is often very important for deciding the right interventions. “Is my girlfriend a schemer” is not clearly a helpful frame, if what you’re trying to do is think about the space of all ways your girlfriend could end up murdering you.