I think the term has many “valid” uses, and one is to refer to an object level belief that things will likely turn out pretty well. It doesn’t need to be irrational by definition.
Agreed. Like I said, you may have used the term in a way different from my definition. But I think in many cases, the term does reflect an attitude like I defined it. See Wikipedia.
I also think AI safety experts are self selected to be more pessimistic
This may also be true. In any case, I hope that Quintin and you are right and I’m wrong. But that doesn’t make me sleep better.
Agreed. Like I said, you may have used the term in a way different from my definition. But I think in many cases, the term does reflect an attitude like I defined it. See Wikipedia.
This may also be true. In any case, I hope that Quintin and you are right and I’m wrong. But that doesn’t make me sleep better.