I’m not sure which fallacy you’re invoking, but saying (to paraphrase), ‘superintelligence is likely difficult to aim’ and ‘MIRI’s work may not have an impact’ are certainly possible, and already contribute to my estimates.
The method is even more important (practice vs. perfect practice, philanthropy vs. givewell). I believe in the mission, not MIRI per se. If Eliezer decided that magic was the best way to achieve FAI and started searching for the right wand and hand gestures rather than math and decision theory, I would look elsewhere.
I’m not sure which fallacy you’re invoking, but saying (to paraphrase), ‘superintelligence is likely difficult to aim’ and ‘MIRI’s work may not have an impact’ are certainly possible, and already contribute to my estimates.
I think a fair amount of people argue that because a cause is important, anyone working on that cause must be doing important work.
The method is even more important (practice vs. perfect practice, philanthropy vs. givewell). I believe in the mission, not MIRI per se. If Eliezer decided that magic was the best way to achieve FAI and started searching for the right wand and hand gestures rather than math and decision theory, I would look elsewhere.