Judging by Bostrom’s body of work so far, if him stepping down from being the sole director of FHI is very high EV, it’s probably because it will free more of his time for thinking and writing (rather than due to someone else making FHI have higher EV.) So the more relevant question here, I think, is whether being the sole director of FHI is really the best use of Bostrom’s time. It could may be, especially if it will cause him to have more influence in the future. Though when considering that question, he should be mindful about the strong bias humans have towards decisions that cause the decision maker to have higher status (like a decision to be the leader of a prestigious organization).
(Whatever the answer to that question is, it’s probably also the right answer in a world where the 26-year-old-email trainwreck did not occur.)
Judging by Bostrom’s body of work so far, if him stepping down from being the sole director of FHI is very high EV, it’s probably because it will free more of his time for thinking and writing (rather than due to someone else making FHI have higher EV.) So the more relevant question here, I think, is whether being the sole director of FHI is really the best use of Bostrom’s time. It
couldmay be, especially if it will cause him to have more influence in the future. Though when considering that question, he should be mindful about the strong bias humans have towards decisions that cause the decision maker to have higher status (like a decision to be the leader of a prestigious organization).(Whatever the answer to that question is, it’s probably also the right answer in a world where the 26-year-old-email trainwreck did not occur.)