I operate by Crocker’s rules.
I try to not make people regret telling me things. So in particular:
- I expect to be safe to ask if your post would give AI labs dangerous ideas.
- If you worry I’ll produce such posts, I’ll try to keep your worry from making them more likely even if I disagree. Not thinking there will be easier if you don’t spell it out in the initial contact.
It was just a reference to Watchmen. Rot13 spoiler:
Bmlznaqvnf, va Jngpuzra.
Ur qrgnvyf uvf cynaf gb, onfvpnyyl, gevpx gur jbeyq vagb guvaxvat gurl ner haqre nyvra vainfvba gb pbrepr gur angvbaf bs gur jbeyq gb onaq gbtrgure va crnpr ntnvafg n pbzzba rarzl. Ur qbrf guvf ol perngvat n ynetr-fpnyr jrncba bs znff qrfgehpgvba cbjreshy rabhtu gb naavuvyngr Arj Lbex nyzbfg ragveryl. Bapr haqre gur oryvrs gung gur jbeyq vf haqre nggnpx ol rkgreany sbeprf, uhznavgl jvyy havsl va crnpr ntnvafg gurve creprvirq nggnpxref.
Jura gur urebrf nfx uvz, “Guvf vf znqarff! Jura jrer lbh rira cynaavat gb qb guvf?” gur ivyynva erfcbaqf jvgu bar bs zl snibevgr yvarf va nalguvat rire. “‘Qb vg?’ V nz abg fbzr genqr frevny ivyynva. Qb lbh ubarfgyl guvax V jbhyq tvir lbh gur vagvzngr qrgnvyf bs zl znfgrejbex vs lbh unq NAL punapr bs fgbccvat vg sebz unccravat? V nyernql qvq vg guvegl-svir zvahgrf ntb.”
Phg gb gur pvgl bs Arj Lbex orvat boyvgrengrq naq arneyl nyy bs vg’f pvgvmraf xvyyrq va bar fvatyr oynfg.
[/hadhbgr] V unccra gb unir ernq guvf whfg n srj zvahgrf ntb va n pbzcyrgryl haeryngrq sbehz, naq gubhtug bs gur eryngrq yvar va Engvbanyvfg Unzyrg, fb V pnzr urer, fnj guvf dhrfgvba, naq pbcvrq gur ragver fcbvyrerq nern bs gung cbfg.