I basically agree with Thomas’ assessment. I think the post is likely the funniest thing I’ve ever done; the jokes are cerebral, sharp, and meaningfully facilitated the local conversation. Many people told me that the humor helped clarify or exposed certain arguments in a useful way.
Other than Eliezer posts, I think this might well be the best April Fools’ project in terms of being on the forefront of humor + AI Safety pedagogical value.
Downsides include that it didn’t get significant media or public attention, and the humor was the central point rather than a vehicle for making novel arguments. But my not-very-confident self-assessment is that the post + website is probably still worthy of being among the ~50 best LessWrong posts of 2024.
I basically agree with Thomas’ assessment. I think the post is likely the funniest thing I’ve ever done; the jokes are cerebral, sharp, and meaningfully facilitated the local conversation. Many people told me that the humor helped clarify or exposed certain arguments in a useful way.
Other than Eliezer posts, I think this might well be the best April Fools’ project in terms of being on the forefront of humor + AI Safety pedagogical value.
Downsides include that it didn’t get significant media or public attention, and the humor was the central point rather than a vehicle for making novel arguments. But my not-very-confident self-assessment is that the post + website is probably still worthy of being among the ~50 best LessWrong posts of 2024.