[Just responding to one specific thing, which isnāt central to what youāre saying anyway. No need to respond to this.]
Again, I honestly donāt think that it is true that Chalmers and Drexler are āconnected to EA to a significant degreeā while Pearce isnāt. Especially Chalmers [...]
For what itās worth, I think I agree with you re Chalmers (I think Pearce may be more connected to EA than Chalmers is), but not Drexler. E.g., Drexler has worked at FHI for a while, and the FHI office is also shared by GovAI (part of FHI, but worth listing separately), GPI, CEA, and I think Forethought. So thatās pretty EA-y.
Plus he originated some ideas that are quite important for a lot of EAs, e.g. related to nanotech, CAIS, and Paretotopia.
(Iām writing quickly and thus leaning on acronyms and jargon, sorry.)
I should have been more clear about Drexler: I donāt dispute that he is āconnected to EA to a significant degreeā. But so is Pearce, in my view, for the reasons outlined in this thread.
(I think itās weird and probably bad that this comment of nilās has negative karma. nil is just clarifying what they were saying, and what theyāre saying is within the realm of reason, and this was said politely.)
[Just responding to one specific thing, which isnāt central to what youāre saying anyway. No need to respond to this.]
For what itās worth, I think I agree with you re Chalmers (I think Pearce may be more connected to EA than Chalmers is), but not Drexler. E.g., Drexler has worked at FHI for a while, and the FHI office is also shared by GovAI (part of FHI, but worth listing separately), GPI, CEA, and I think Forethought. So thatās pretty EA-y.
Plus he originated some ideas that are quite important for a lot of EAs, e.g. related to nanotech, CAIS, and Paretotopia.
(Iām writing quickly and thus leaning on acronyms and jargon, sorry.)
I should have been more clear about Drexler: I donāt dispute that he is āconnected to EA to a significant degreeā. But so is Pearce, in my view, for the reasons outlined in this thread.
(I think itās weird and probably bad that this comment of nilās has negative karma. nil is just clarifying what they were saying, and what theyāre saying is within the realm of reason, and this was said politely.)
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