Here’s my current high-level take on the difference in our perspectives:
There is an ambiguity in whether MIRI’s work is actually useful theory-building that they are just doing a poor job of communicating clearly, or whether it’s not building something useful.
I tend towards giving them the benefit of the doubt / hedging that they are doing something valuable.
The Open Phil review takes a more sceptical position, that if they can’t clearly express the value of the work, maybe there is not so much to it.
Here’s my current high-level take on the difference in our perspectives:
There is an ambiguity in whether MIRI’s work is actually useful theory-building that they are just doing a poor job of communicating clearly, or whether it’s not building something useful.
I tend towards giving them the benefit of the doubt / hedging that they are doing something valuable.
The Open Phil review takes a more sceptical position, that if they can’t clearly express the value of the work, maybe there is not so much to it.