Okay, look, I’m seeking to figure out the reasoning of the statement at a meta-level slightly above “Donate it to the SIAI” and slightly below “consequentialism”.
Is it “donate it to the best cause you can donate it to, and since I believe SIAI is that best cause, I’m naming SIAI”?
Or is it something like “The friendly artificial intelligence that the SIAI will eventually create has better chances than the hostel management of locating and eventually refunding the original owner of the money, and thus Justice Shall Be Served?”
I’m guessing the former, but it could be a bit more explicitly stated, so we can judge the reasoning behind it.
The question would be better aimed at Armok GoB than me. I only haven’t resisted the temptation to make a snarky comment (overall, I am becoming very tired of “donate to SIAI” suggestions in any contexts).
Donate it to the SIAI.
Does this advice basically mean “consider it your own, to do with as you would with your own money”?
It rather means “consider it a property of SIAI”.
Okay, look, I’m seeking to figure out the reasoning of the statement at a meta-level slightly above “Donate it to the SIAI” and slightly below “consequentialism”.
Is it “donate it to the best cause you can donate it to, and since I believe SIAI is that best cause, I’m naming SIAI”? Or is it something like “The friendly artificial intelligence that the SIAI will eventually create has better chances than the hostel management of locating and eventually refunding the original owner of the money, and thus Justice Shall Be Served?”
I’m guessing the former, but it could be a bit more explicitly stated, so we can judge the reasoning behind it.
The question would be better aimed at Armok GoB than me. I only haven’t resisted the temptation to make a snarky comment (overall, I am becoming very tired of “donate to SIAI” suggestions in any contexts).
Ya, what prase said.