Yes, I think that’s a fair assessment of what I was saying.
Maybe I should have said that they’re not widely recommended enough on the margin, and that there are surely many other good & rigorous-ish explanations of the problem out there.
I’m also always disappointed when I meet EAs who aren’t deep into AI safety but curious, and the only things they have read is the List of Lethalities & the Death with Dignity post :-/ (which are maybe true but definitely not good introductions to the state of the field!)
As a friendly suggestion, I think the first paragraph of your original comment would be less confusing if the parenthetical clause immediately followed “the best/most rigorous resources”. This would make it clear to the reader that Cotra, Carlsmith, et al are offered as examples of best/most rigorous resources, rather than as examples of resources that are widely shared/recommended.
Yes, I think that’s a fair assessment of what I was saying.
Maybe I should have said that they’re not widely recommended enough on the margin, and that there are surely many other good & rigorous-ish explanations of the problem out there.
I’m also always disappointed when I meet EAs who aren’t deep into AI safety but curious, and the only things they have read is the List of Lethalities & the Death with Dignity post :-/ (which are maybe true but definitely not good introductions to the state of the field!)
As a friendly suggestion, I think the first paragraph of your original comment would be less confusing if the parenthetical clause immediately followed “the best/most rigorous resources”. This would make it clear to the reader that Cotra, Carlsmith, et al are offered as examples of best/most rigorous resources, rather than as examples of resources that are widely shared/recommended.
Thanks, will edit.