A website to deter rogue individuals from developing ideas to ‘destroy the world’ by showing that it’s just a very bad idea given their values (e.g. A failed attempt will only make the world worse). The website would specifically target people visiting pro-extinction websites or searching the internet for things like ‘how to destroy the world’.
This project would require a very delicate approach and ideally would attract very little attention from people uninterested in destroying the world. We don’t want to give anyone bad ideas. The text on it would require careful phrasing. The project probably would need buy-in from knowledgeable stakeholders (FHI, CSER, FLI, EAF, perhaps even the CIA?), a secure website, and very careful targeting.
This is fascinating. I don’t know if it’s a good idea or a terrible idea, which is why I haven’t upvoted or downvoted it, but it’s a very interesting idea.
Anti-extinction website
A website to deter rogue individuals from developing ideas to ‘destroy the world’ by showing that it’s just a very bad idea given their values (e.g. A failed attempt will only make the world worse). The website would specifically target people visiting pro-extinction websites or searching the internet for things like ‘how to destroy the world’.
This project would require a very delicate approach and ideally would attract very little attention from people uninterested in destroying the world. We don’t want to give anyone bad ideas. The text on it would require careful phrasing. The project probably would need buy-in from knowledgeable stakeholders (FHI, CSER, FLI, EAF, perhaps even the CIA?), a secure website, and very careful targeting.
This is fascinating. I don’t know if it’s a good idea or a terrible idea, which is why I haven’t upvoted or downvoted it, but it’s a very interesting idea.
+1 for originality. Perhaps if it were deemed EV-positive in expectation, it could start as just a well-written blog post on the EA Forum or similar.
For inspiration on implementation, see: Planet Money #915 How to Meddle In An Election