When it comes to disclosure policies, if I’m uncertain between the “MIRI view” and the “Paul Christiano” view, should I bite the bullet and back one approach over the other? Or can I aim to support both views, without worrying that they’re defeating each other?
My current understanding is that it’s coherent to support both at once. That is, I can think that possibly intelligence needs lots of fundamental insights, and that safety needs lots of similar insights (this is supposed to be a characterisation of a MIRI-ish view). I can think that work done on figuring out more about intelligence and how to control it should only be shared cautiously, because it may accelerate the creation of AGI.
I can also think that prosaic AGI is possible, and fundamental insights aren’t needed. Then I might think that I could do research that would help align prosaic AGIs but couldn’t possibly align (or contribute to) an agent-based AGI.
Is the above consistent? Also do people (with better emulators of people) who worry about disclosure think that this makes sense from their point of view?
When it comes to disclosure policies, if I’m uncertain between the “MIRI view” and the “Paul Christiano” view, should I bite the bullet and back one approach over the other? Or can I aim to support both views, without worrying that they’re defeating each other?
My current understanding is that it’s coherent to support both at once. That is, I can think that possibly intelligence needs lots of fundamental insights, and that safety needs lots of similar insights (this is supposed to be a characterisation of a MIRI-ish view). I can think that work done on figuring out more about intelligence and how to control it should only be shared cautiously, because it may accelerate the creation of AGI.
I can also think that prosaic AGI is possible, and fundamental insights aren’t needed. Then I might think that I could do research that would help align prosaic AGIs but couldn’t possibly align (or contribute to) an agent-based AGI.
Is the above consistent? Also do people (with better emulators of people) who worry about disclosure think that this makes sense from their point of view?