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> I am not offended by them. > Personally, I am neither convinced nor entertained by the group fantasy of AI apocalypse that entrances and motivates the safety
by PoignardAzur 3y ago
> I am not offended by them.
> Personally, I am neither convinced nor entertained by the group fantasy of AI apocalypse that entrances and motivates the safetyists. [...] That is, they aspire to be the priests of a dangerous AI god, and they only matter if they convince us of the danger.
I'm not trying to be snide, but I think maybe you're not quite clearheaded about how you feel about this group.
- vonnik 3y agoI actually admire other work that EAs do, but disagree with them and the broader safetyist coalition on this issue. There are critiques and negative evaluations that have nothing to do with offense. You've simply chosen the wrong word to describe a negative evaluation. And indeed, the contemporary habit of framing critique in terms of offense is a symptom of much larger problems in society. "Offense" is an unfalsifiable subjective state that is being used to widespread and pernicious effect. Nobody should really care what offends me (and by the same token, others).