I think you missed one of the valid points being made here (possibly tacitly), roughly, the general public should be focused on the issues of infra-intelligent AI because that’s the part of the discussion that public engagement could actually benefit. I don’t know if infra issues people know why it is this way, but they might have a genuinely good sense for where the good discourse is or isn’t, and I think alignment strategists would tend to agree with them about that, I’m starting to wonder if we’re kind of idiots for talking about it.
Like, AGI researchers: “Look at how good and important the alignment research I’m doing is”.
Non AGI researchers, just trying to live their lives: “I don’t understand your research or why it’s important, and I’m not hearing a case as to why it would even help anyone for me to understand it, so no, I don’t want to look at it.”
I think your point is interesting and I agree with it, but I don’t think Nature are only addressing the general public. To me, it seems like they’re addressing researchers and policymakers and telling them what they ought to focus on as well.
I think you missed one of the valid points being made here (possibly tacitly), roughly, the general public should be focused on the issues of infra-intelligent AI because that’s the part of the discussion that public engagement could actually benefit. I don’t know if infra issues people know why it is this way, but they might have a genuinely good sense for where the good discourse is or isn’t, and I think alignment strategists would tend to agree with them about that, I’m starting to wonder if we’re kind of idiots for talking about it.
Like, AGI researchers: “Look at how good and important the alignment research I’m doing is”.
Non AGI researchers, just trying to live their lives: “I don’t understand your research or why it’s important, and I’m not hearing a case as to why it would even help anyone for me to understand it, so no, I don’t want to look at it.”
AGI researchers: “>:|”
I think your point is interesting and I agree with it, but I don’t think Nature are only addressing the general public. To me, it seems like they’re addressing researchers and policymakers and telling them what they ought to focus on as well.