The changes I’ve made for this version may seem trivial
Well, in one version you are being extorted for money, whereas in the other version you are merely being bribed. If you buy Eliezer’s theory that you should pay up for bribes but not for extortions (because paying up for bribes increases the probability that people will try to bribe you, which is good, but paying up for extortion increases the probability that people will try to extort you, which is bad), then the difference matters.
Well, in one version you are being extorted for money, whereas in the other version you are merely being bribed. If you buy Eliezer’s theory that you should pay up for bribes but not for extortions (because paying up for bribes increases the probability that people will try to bribe you, which is good, but paying up for extortion increases the probability that people will try to extort you, which is bad), then the difference matters.
Good point.
Assume no-one will ever know, that you can’t disincentivise the actor and that they won’t ever do anything like this again.