It is a data point against a different kind of criticism, that sounds more like “EA is a bunch of 20-something dilettantes running around having urgent conversations instead of doing anything in the world”. I hear that flavor of criticism more than “EA might build the world destroyer”, and I suspect it is more common in the world.
I haven’t seen many people accuse EAs of not doing anything (which is kind of a soft vote of confidence.) I thought the criticisms were more along the lines of arrogance/directing money wrong places/Influencing beind closed doors (AI)/ not focusing on systematic change. More that the things we do are bad/useless but less that we are only talking?
Pretty uncertain though
I suppose I’m on the GHD bent though. Do you have any any articles to share along these lines?
It is a data point against a different kind of criticism, that sounds more like “EA is a bunch of 20-something dilettantes running around having urgent conversations instead of doing anything in the world”. I hear that flavor of criticism more than “EA might build the world destroyer”, and I suspect it is more common in the world.
I haven’t seen many people accuse EAs of not doing anything (which is kind of a soft vote of confidence.) I thought the criticisms were more along the lines of arrogance/directing money wrong places/Influencing beind closed doors (AI)/ not focusing on systematic change. More that the things we do are bad/useless but less that we are only talking?
Pretty uncertain though
I suppose I’m on the GHD bent though. Do you have any any articles to share along these lines?
I was thinking about the “no systemic change” thing mainly, and no articles I can think of, just a general vibe