Context: Sometimes I come up with ideas that are very likely information hazard, and I don’t share them. Most of the time I come up with ideas that are very likely not information hazard.
Problem: But also, sometimes, I come up with ideas that are in-between, or that I can’t tell whether I should share them are not.
Solution hypothesis: I propose creating a group with which one can share such ideas to get external feedback on them and/or about whether they should be shared more widely or not. To reduce the risk of information leaking from that group, the group could:
be kept small (5 participants?)
note: there can always be more such groups
be selective
exam on information hazard / on Bostrom’s paper on the topic
notably: some classes of hazard should definitely not be shared in that group, and this should be made explicit
questionnaire on how one handled information in the past
notably: secrets
have a designated member share a link on an applicant’s Facebook wall with rewards for reporting antisocial behavior
pledge to treat the information with the utmost seriousness
commit to give feedback for each idea (to have a ratio of feedback / exposed person of 1)
Questions: What do you think of this idea? How can I improve this idea? Would you be interested in helping with or joining such a group?
Possible alternatives:
Info-hazard buddy: ask a trusted EA friend if they want to give you feedback on possible info-hazardy ideas
warning: some info-hazard ideas (/idea categories) should NOT be thought about more. some info-hazard can be personally damaging to someone (ask for clear consent before sharing them, and consider whether it’s really useful to do so).
note: yeah I think I’m going to start with this first
EtA: Moved to my EA project idea list
Group to discuss information hazard
Context: Sometimes I come up with ideas that are very likely information hazard, and I don’t share them. Most of the time I come up with ideas that are very likely not information hazard.
Problem: But also, sometimes, I come up with ideas that are in-between, or that I can’t tell whether I should share them are not.
Solution hypothesis: I propose creating a group with which one can share such ideas to get external feedback on them and/or about whether they should be shared more widely or not. To reduce the risk of information leaking from that group, the group could:
be kept small (5 participants?)
note: there can always be more such groups
be selective
exam on information hazard / on Bostrom’s paper on the topic
notably: some classes of hazard should definitely not be shared in that group, and this should be made explicit
questionnaire on how one handled information in the past
notably: secrets
have a designated member share a link on an applicant’s Facebook wall with rewards for reporting antisocial behavior
pledge to treat the information with the utmost seriousness
commit to give feedback for each idea (to have a ratio of feedback / exposed person of 1)
Questions: What do you think of this idea? How can I improve this idea? Would you be interested in helping with or joining such a group?
Possible alternatives:
Info-hazard buddy: ask a trusted EA friend if they want to give you feedback on possible info-hazardy ideas
warning: some info-hazard ideas (/idea categories) should NOT be thought about more. some info-hazard can be personally damaging to someone (ask for clear consent before sharing them, and consider whether it’s really useful to do so).
note: yeah I think I’m going to start with this first