You think that OP should appoint an independent board of outsiders, have that board decide they should reject one of their key focus areas, and then defer unconditionally to that board? Basically no-one does that and with good reason!
If you don’t think OP should defer unconditionally, and they should instead evaluate the arguments made by the board… well, that’s basically the inputs they’re soliciting with this competition.
It would be more likely to find the truth
But they want specific changes to their plans.
Here’s a proposed change to their plans: dump the focus on AI safety. This kind of change can only come from independent scrutiny.
You think that OP should appoint an independent board of outsiders, have that board decide they should reject one of their key focus areas, and then defer unconditionally to that board? Basically no-one does that and with good reason!
If you don’t think OP should defer unconditionally, and they should instead evaluate the arguments made by the board… well, that’s basically the inputs they’re soliciting with this competition.
I think you and I think a different thing is going on here.