Perhaps I am just distinguishing between two lizards rather than measuring absolutely, but at least Eliezer/MIRI were willing to talk about these things openly and in public. This is just them not (yet) going down the route of public advocacy, whereas (as I say in my other comment) the OpenPhil EAs required confidentiality before they’d talk seriously about timelines, I think until ChatGPT.
Perhaps I am just distinguishing between two lizards rather than measuring absolutely, but at least Eliezer/MIRI were willing to talk about these things openly and in public. This is just them not (yet) going down the route of public advocacy, whereas (as I say in my other comment) the OpenPhil EAs required confidentiality before they’d talk seriously about timelines, I think until ChatGPT.