Many EAs identify as hedonic utilitarians [...] the sum of all happiness minus the sum of all suffering – is the only thing of value
I don’t particularly follow the EA space, but this claim seems surprising/alarming-if-true (mostly to the extent its intended sense might suggest unawareness of goodhart). How many is that, and how can one come to know it?
I don’t particularly follow the EA space, but this claim seems surprising/alarming-if-true (mostly to the extent its intended sense might suggest unawareness of goodhart). How many is that, and how can one come to know it?