It just occurred to me that Eliezer’s original stipulation that no chat logs would be released gives him an advantage. The responses of a Gatekeeper who knows that his inputs will be thoroughly scrutinized by the public will be different then one who has every reason to believe that his discussion will be entirely private.
Has someone else pointed this out before?
The easiest answer, the one that leapt to my mind with a moment’s thought, is “Yes, if they get a warrant.”
That would probably be the answer that fits best into the current American legal system. (I have even less understanding of the laws of other countries, so I can’t make any claim about that.)