I don’t really care whether it’s “democratic” or “undemocratic” and wish I hadn’t used the word in my original comment (I was mostly just mirroring the original language).
My main claim is that AI safety / EA likely created their own enemies due to an intense focus on gaining influence and power.
I am not claiming it is inherently bad to gain influence and power. I do it myself. I just think AI safety / EA is pretty naive in how it goes about it.
Tbc some of your explanations would still go against my claim if they were true. I don’t think they’re true, but I agree I haven’t justified that here.
I don’t really care whether it’s “democratic” or “undemocratic” and wish I hadn’t used the word in my original comment (I was mostly just mirroring the original language).
My main claim is that AI safety / EA likely created their own enemies due to an intense focus on gaining influence and power.
I am not claiming it is inherently bad to gain influence and power. I do it myself. I just think AI safety / EA is pretty naive in how it goes about it.
Tbc some of your explanations would still go against my claim if they were true. I don’t think they’re true, but I agree I haven’t justified that here.