On Tyler Cowen: “For now I will just say that it makes my head hurt. It makes my head hurt because the topic is so complicated.”
Yes, I read that when he posted it.
You may know that he’s fond of giving ‘Straussian’ readings of documents and movies. Has it occurred to you that he may also engage in Straussian writing. So, when he says “it makes my head hurt...” he’s being polite. He doesn’t want to offend anyone. But maybe, just maybe, he thinks the problem of a rogue AI isn’t likely enough to warrant giving it any thought.
FWIW, Cowen rarely has arguments. He’ll state strong positions on any number of things in MR but (almost) he never engages with comments at MR. If you want an actual back and forth discussion, the most likely way to get it is in conversation in some forum.
On Tyler Cowen: “For now I will just say that it makes my head hurt. It makes my head hurt because the topic is so complicated.”
Yes, I read that when he posted it.
You may know that he’s fond of giving ‘Straussian’ readings of documents and movies. Has it occurred to you that he may also engage in Straussian writing. So, when he says “it makes my head hurt...” he’s being polite. He doesn’t want to offend anyone. But maybe, just maybe, he thinks the problem of a rogue AI isn’t likely enough to warrant giving it any thought.
I buy that… so many of the folks funded by Emergent Ventures are EAs, so directly arguing against AI risk might alienate his audience
Still, this Straussian approach is a terrible way to have a productive argument
FWIW, Cowen rarely has arguments. He’ll state strong positions on any number of things in MR but (almost) he never engages with comments at MR. If you want an actual back and forth discussion, the most likely way to get it is in conversation in some forum.