I don’t think this disclosure shows that much awareness, as the notes seem to dismiss it as a problem, unless I’m misunderstanding what Holden means by “don’t assume things about my takes on specific AI labs due to this”. It sounds like he’s claiming he’s able to assess these things neutrally, which is quite a big claim!
Sorry, I didn’t mean to dismiss the importance of the conflict of interest or say it isn’t affecting my views.
I’ve sometimes seen people reason along the lines of “Since Holden is married to Daniela, this must mean he agrees with Anthropic on specific issue X,” or “Since Holden is married to Daniela, this must mean that he endorses taking a job at Anthropic in specific case Y.” I think this kind of reasoning is unreliable and has been incorrect in more than one specific case. That’s what I intended to push back against.
I don’t think this disclosure shows that much awareness, as the notes seem to dismiss it as a problem, unless I’m misunderstanding what Holden means by “don’t assume things about my takes on specific AI labs due to this”. It sounds like he’s claiming he’s able to assess these things neutrally, which is quite a big claim!
Sorry, I didn’t mean to dismiss the importance of the conflict of interest or say it isn’t affecting my views.
I’ve sometimes seen people reason along the lines of “Since Holden is married to Daniela, this must mean he agrees with Anthropic on specific issue X,” or “Since Holden is married to Daniela, this must mean that he endorses taking a job at Anthropic in specific case Y.” I think this kind of reasoning is unreliable and has been incorrect in more than one specific case. That’s what I intended to push back against.