I can see why some people think the publicity effects of the letter might be valuable, but — when it comes to the 6-month pause proposal itself — I think Matthew’s reasoning is right.
I’ve been surprised by how many EA folk are in favour of the actual proposal, especially given that AI governance literature often focuses on the risks of fuelling races. I’d be keen to read people’s counterpoints to Matthew’s thread(s); I don’t think many expect GPT-5 will pose an existential threat, and I’m not yet convinced that ‘practice’ is a good enough reason to pursue a bad policy.
I can see why some people think the publicity effects of the letter might be valuable, but — when it comes to the 6-month pause proposal itself — I think Matthew’s reasoning is right.
I’ve been surprised by how many EA folk are in favour of the actual proposal, especially given that AI governance literature often focuses on the risks of fuelling races. I’d be keen to read people’s counterpoints to Matthew’s thread(s); I don’t think many expect GPT-5 will pose an existential threat, and I’m not yet convinced that ‘practice’ is a good enough reason to pursue a bad policy.