I’m not quite sure I read the first two paragraphs correctly. Are you saying that Cotra, Carlsmith and Bostrom are the best resources but they are not widely recommended? And people mostly read short posts, like those by Eliezer, and those are accessible but might not have the right angle for skeptics?
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.
I’m not quite sure I read the first two paragraphs correctly. Are you saying that Cotra, Carlsmith and Bostrom are the best resources but they are not widely recommended? And people mostly read short posts, like those by Eliezer, and those are accessible but might not have the right angle for skeptics?
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.