For a sentient, sapient entity, this would have been a very bad position to be put into, and any possible behaviour would have been criticised—because the AI either does not obey humans, or obeys them and does something evil, both of which are concerning.
I agree. This paper gives me the gut feeling of “gotcha journalism”, whether justified or not.
This is just a surface-level reaction though. I recommend Zvi’s post that digs into the discussion from Scott Alexander, the authors, and others. There’s a lot of nuance in framing and interpreting the paper.
I agree. This paper gives me the gut feeling of “gotcha journalism”, whether justified or not.
This is just a surface-level reaction though. I recommend Zvi’s post that digs into the discussion from Scott Alexander, the authors, and others. There’s a lot of nuance in framing and interpreting the paper.