If anything, I suspect mental health is more tractable, with quicker feedback loops, and with more of a possibility of directly helping alignment[1] compared to physical health.
Why? I’ll have to write a full post on this eventually, but the gist is: I suspect many social conflicts, such as those around AI, could dissolve if the underlying ego conflicts dissolved. Decision-makers who become more emotionally secure also become better at coordination. Improving physical health has much less of this effect imo.
After seeing your work over the past 8 months this comment stands out to me. Institutions are made of people and decision makers, so that might be the best lever to pull for building better institutions. What if mental health and security is all you need?
If anything, I suspect mental health is more tractable, with quicker feedback loops, and with more of a possibility of directly helping alignment[1] compared to physical health.
Why? I’ll have to write a full post on this eventually, but the gist is: I suspect many social conflicts, such as those around AI, could dissolve if the underlying ego conflicts dissolved. Decision-makers who become more emotionally secure also become better at coordination. Improving physical health has much less of this effect imo.
After seeing your work over the past 8 months this comment stands out to me. Institutions are made of people and decision makers, so that might be the best lever to pull for building better institutions. What if mental health and security is all you need?
Yea