My interpretation would be that they both tend to buy into the same premises that AGI will occur soon and that it will be godlike in power. Depending on how hard you believe alignment is, this would lead you to believe that we should build AGI as fast as possible (so that someone else doesn’t build it first), or that we should shut it all down entirely.
By spreading and arguing for their shared premises, both the doomers and the AGI racers get boosted by the publicity given to the other, leading to growth for them both.
As someone who does not accept these premises, this is somewhat frustrating to watch.
My interpretation would be that they both tend to buy into the same premises that AGI will occur soon and that it will be godlike in power. Depending on how hard you believe alignment is, this would lead you to believe that we should build AGI as fast as possible (so that someone else doesn’t build it first), or that we should shut it all down entirely.
By spreading and arguing for their shared premises, both the doomers and the AGI racers get boosted by the publicity given to the other, leading to growth for them both.
As someone who does not accept these premises, this is somewhat frustrating to watch.