Too many claimed to pursue the following approach:
It would be great if AGI progress stopped, but that is infeasible.
Therefore, I will advocate for what I think is feasible, even if it is not ideal.
The Overton window being what it is, if I claim a belief that is too extreme, or endorse an infeasible policy proposal, people will take me less seriously on the feasible stuff.
Given this, I will be tactical in what I say, even though I will avoid stating outright lies.
I think if applied strictly to people identified by this list, the post is reasonable. I have the impression some criticism tries to consider a more general claim. However I lack social skills so I may be missing tons of subtext that other people think they can reliably read.
I think if applied strictly to people identified by this list, the post is reasonable. I have the impression some criticism tries to consider a more general claim. However I lack social skills so I may be missing tons of subtext that other people think they can reliably read.