Virgin 2030s [sic] MIRI fellow: - is cared for so they can focus on research - has staff to do their laundry - soyboys who don’t know *real* struggle - 3 LDT-level alignment breakthroughs per week
CHAD 2010s Yudkowsky: - founded a whole movement to support himself - “IN A CAVE, WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS” - walked uphill both ways to Lightcone offices. - alpha who knows *real* struggle - 1 LDT-level alignment breakthrough per decade
The punchline is “alignment could productively use more funding”. Many of us already know that, but I felt like putting a mildly-opinionated spin on what kind of things, at the margin, may help top researchers. (Also I spent several minutes editing/hedging the joke)
Virgin 2030s [sic] MIRI fellow:
- is cared for so they can focus on research
- has staff to do their laundry
- soyboys who don’t know *real* struggle
- 3 LDT-level alignment breakthroughs per week
CHAD 2010s Yudkowsky:
- founded a whole movement to support himself
- “IN A CAVE, WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS”
- walked uphill both ways to Lightcone offices.
- alpha who knows *real* struggle
- 1 LDT-level alignment breakthrough per decade
The punchline is “alignment could productively use more funding”. Many of us already know that, but I felt like putting a mildly-opinionated spin on what kind of things, at the margin, may help top researchers. (Also I spent several minutes editing/hedging the joke)