I don’t necessarily disagree with you, but FWIW I think Sam Bankman-Freid and Alameda would have been honestly described as “a notable but relatively minor actor in the space” during the many years when they were building their resource base, hiring, getting funds, and during which time people knew multiple serious accusations about him/them. I am here trying to execute an algorithm that catches bad actors before they become too powerful. I think Emerson is very ambitious and would like a powerful role in EA/X-risk/etc.
I agree with this, and think it could have been a terrible day for EA if stuff like this surfaced later in a world where Nonlinear had become more influential. But thankfully* we’re not in that world.
(* Thankfully assuming the allegations are broadly true etc etc.)
I don’t necessarily disagree with you, but FWIW I think Sam Bankman-Freid and Alameda would have been honestly described as “a notable but relatively minor actor in the space” during the many years when they were building their resource base, hiring, getting funds, and during which time people knew multiple serious accusations about him/them. I am here trying to execute an algorithm that catches bad actors before they become too powerful. I think Emerson is very ambitious and would like a powerful role in EA/X-risk/etc.
I agree with this, and think it could have been a terrible day for EA if stuff like this surfaced later in a world where Nonlinear had become more influential. But thankfully* we’re not in that world.
(* Thankfully assuming the allegations are broadly true etc etc.)