But also, I’d like to ask Zac how it’s “overrated” when the reception from funders is not even lukewarm. … Does Zac mean the current level of funding is already too high, or is he just worried about that number increasing?
My lightning talk was pitched primarily to academic researchers considering a transition into AI safety research, so I meant “overrated in that proponents’ claims, e.g. in papers such as Towards GSAI or Tegmark & Omohundro, often seem unrealistic”.
I don’t have a strong opinion on overall funding levels, though I’d generally favor GSAI projects conceptualized as strengthening or extending existing practice (vs building a new paradigm) because I think they’re much more likely to pay off.
My lightning talk was pitched primarily to academic researchers considering a transition into AI safety research, so I meant “overrated in that proponents’ claims, e.g. in papers such as Towards GSAI or Tegmark & Omohundro, often seem unrealistic”.
I don’t have a strong opinion on overall funding levels, though I’d generally favor GSAI projects conceptualized as strengthening or extending existing practice (vs building a new paradigm) because I think they’re much more likely to pay off.