it suggests the concern is an object level one, not a meta one. the underlying “vibe” I am getting from a lot of these discussions is that the people in question have somehow betrayed EA/the community/something else. That is a meta concern, one of norms. You could “betray” the community even if you are on the AI deceleration side things. If the people in question or Epoch made a specific commitment that they violated, that would be a “meta” issue, and would be one regardless of their “side” on the deceleration question. Perhaps they did do such a thing, but I haven’t seen convincing information suggesting this. I think that really the main explanatory variable here is in fact what “side” this suggests they are on. If that is the case, I think it is worth having clarity about it. People can do a bad thing because they are just wrong in their analysis of a situation or their decision-making. That doesn’t mean their actions constitute a betrayal.
it suggests the concern is an object level one, not a meta one. the underlying “vibe” I am getting from a lot of these discussions is that the people in question have somehow betrayed EA/the community/something else. That is a meta concern, one of norms. You could “betray” the community even if you are on the AI deceleration side things. If the people in question or Epoch made a specific commitment that they violated, that would be a “meta” issue, and would be one regardless of their “side” on the deceleration question. Perhaps they did do such a thing, but I haven’t seen convincing information suggesting this. I think that really the main explanatory variable here is in fact what “side” this suggests they are on. If that is the case, I think it is worth having clarity about it. People can do a bad thing because they are just wrong in their analysis of a situation or their decision-making. That doesn’t mean their actions constitute a betrayal.