Thanks for the response, and to be honest it’s something that I’d agree with too. I’ve edited my initial comment to better reflect what’s actually true. I wouldn’t call the EA Global that I’ve been to an “AI Safety Conference,” but if Bay Area is truly different it wouldn’t surprise me. “Well-funded” is also subjective, and I think it’s likely that I was letting my reflexive defensiveness get in the way of engaging directly. That said, I think the broader point about it exposing a weakness in EA comms and the comments reflecting broad low-trust attitudes towards ideas like EA stand, and I hope people continue to engage with them.
Thanks for the response, and to be honest it’s something that I’d agree with too. I’ve edited my initial comment to better reflect what’s actually true. I wouldn’t call the EA Global that I’ve been to an “AI Safety Conference,” but if Bay Area is truly different it wouldn’t surprise me. “Well-funded” is also subjective, and I think it’s likely that I was letting my reflexive defensiveness get in the way of engaging directly. That said, I think the broader point about it exposing a weakness in EA comms and the comments reflecting broad low-trust attitudes towards ideas like EA stand, and I hope people continue to engage with them.
Yep 100% agree with the weakness in EA comms. I’m happy there’s been a fair amount of chat recently about this on the forum.