Agreed! This is net useful. As long as nobody relies on it. Like every other approach to alignment, to differing degrees.
WRT you not having the skills to help: if you are noting holes in plans, you are capable of helping. Alignment has not been reduced to a technical problem; it has many open conceptual problems, ranging from society-level to more technical/fine-grained theory. Spotting holes in plans and clearly explaining why they are that is among th most valuable work. As far as I know, nobody has a full plan that works if the technical part is done well. So helping with plans is absolutely crucial.
Volunteer effort on establishing and improving plans is among the most important work. We shouldn’t assum that the small teams within orgs are going to do this conceptual work adequately. It should be open-sourced and have as much volunteer help as possible. As long as it’s effort toward deconfusion, and it’s reasonably well-thought-out and communicated, it’s net helpful, and this type of effort could make the difference.
Agreed! This is net useful. As long as nobody relies on it. Like every other approach to alignment, to differing degrees.
WRT you not having the skills to help: if you are noting holes in plans, you are capable of helping. Alignment has not been reduced to a technical problem; it has many open conceptual problems, ranging from society-level to more technical/fine-grained theory. Spotting holes in plans and clearly explaining why they are that is among th most valuable work. As far as I know, nobody has a full plan that works if the technical part is done well. So helping with plans is absolutely crucial.
Volunteer effort on establishing and improving plans is among the most important work. We shouldn’t assum that the small teams within orgs are going to do this conceptual work adequately. It should be open-sourced and have as much volunteer help as possible. As long as it’s effort toward deconfusion, and it’s reasonably well-thought-out and communicated, it’s net helpful, and this type of effort could make the difference.