Excellent points on the distinct skillset needed for strategy, Neel. Tackling the strategic layer, especially concerning societal dynamics under ASI influence where feedback is poor, is indeed critical and distinct from technical research.
Whether the strategic choices and reasoning within that model hold up to scrutiny is exactly the kind of difficult evaluation your post calls for. Feedback focused on the strategic aspects (the assumptions, the proposed mechanisms for altering incentives, the potential second-order effects, etc.), as distinct from just the technical feasibility, would be very welcome and relevant to this discussion on evaluating strategic takes.
Excellent points on the distinct skillset needed for strategy, Neel. Tackling the strategic layer, especially concerning societal dynamics under ASI influence where feedback is poor, is indeed critical and distinct from technical research.
Applying strategic thinking beyond purely technical alignment, I focused on how societal structure itself impacts the risks and stability of long-term human-ASI coexistence. My attempt to design a societal framework aimed at mitigating those risks resulted in the model described in my post, Proposal for a Post-Labor Societal Structure to Mitigate ASI Risks: The ‘Game Culture Civilization’ (GCC) Model
Whether the strategic choices and reasoning within that model hold up to scrutiny is exactly the kind of difficult evaluation your post calls for. Feedback focused on the strategic aspects (the assumptions, the proposed mechanisms for altering incentives, the potential second-order effects, etc.), as distinct from just the technical feasibility, would be very welcome and relevant to this discussion on evaluating strategic takes.