It seems really bad, from a communications/PR point of view, to write something that was ambiguous in this way. Like, bad enough that it makes me slightly worried that MIRI will commit some kind of big communications error that gets into the newspapers and does big damage to the reputation of EA as a whole.
I’m confused by the fact Eliezer’s post was posted on April Fool’s day. To what extent does that contribute to conscious exaggeration on his part?
Right? Up to reading this post, I was convinced it was an April Fool’s post.
The post is serious. Details: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/j9Q8bRmwCgXRYAgcJ/miri-announces-new-death-with-dignity-strategy?commentId=FounAZsg4kFxBDiXs
It seems really bad, from a communications/PR point of view, to write something that was ambiguous in this way. Like, bad enough that it makes me slightly worried that MIRI will commit some kind of big communications error that gets into the newspapers and does big damage to the reputation of EA as a whole.