I thought the orangutan argument was pretty good when I first saw it, but then I looked it up, and I realised that it is not that they aren’t power seeking. It is more that they only are when it comes to interactions that matter for the future survival of offspring. It actually is a very flimsy argument. Some of the things he says are smart like some of the stuff on the architecture front, but you know, he always talks about his aeroplane analogy in AI Safety. It is like really dumb as I wouldn’t get into an aeroplane without knowing that it has been safety checked and I have a hard time taking him seriously when it comes to safety as a consequence.
I thought the orangutan argument was pretty good when I first saw it, but then I looked it up, and I realised that it is not that they aren’t power seeking. It is more that they only are when it comes to interactions that matter for the future survival of offspring. It actually is a very flimsy argument. Some of the things he says are smart like some of the stuff on the architecture front, but you know, he always talks about his aeroplane analogy in AI Safety. It is like really dumb as I wouldn’t get into an aeroplane without knowing that it has been safety checked and I have a hard time taking him seriously when it comes to safety as a consequence.