I’m late, but… is there substantial chain of cause and effect between the discovery of useful conclusions from mainstream philosophy, and the use of those conclusions by Eliezer? Counter-factually, if those conclusions were not drawn, would it be less likely that Eliezer found them anyway?
Eliezer seems to deny this chain of cause and effect. I wonder to what extent you think such a denial is unjustified.
I’m late, but… is there substantial chain of cause and effect between the discovery of useful conclusions from mainstream philosophy, and the use of those conclusions by Eliezer? Counter-factually, if those conclusions were not drawn, would it be less likely that Eliezer found them anyway?
Eliezer seems to deny this chain of cause and effect. I wonder to what extent you think such a denial is unjustified.