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Actually I brought up this argument at the EA meeting. Someone mentioned that a disproportionate percentage of CEOs are psychopaths, and I said we should utiliz
by andai 2y ago
Actually I brought up this argument at the EA meeting. Someone mentioned that a disproportionate percentage of CEOs are psychopaths, and I said we should utilize that. If extremely powerful people have a need to look good for selfish reasons, why not help them achieve this selfish goal by saving lives? It sounds like a highly optimal outcome to me.
Then this morning I've been reading the New Yorker article on EA and it sounds like they're already way ahead of me in that line of thinking...
- kstenerud 2y agoYep, the ends justify the means. Except that nobody ever checks the ends. Techies are attracted to EA's siren song because it offers such a simple and orderly view of the world. Kinda reminds me of Technocracy back in the day...
- yawpitch 2y agoIf there is a job that attracts psychopaths, we should seriously reconsider the existence of that job. If, on the other hand, there is a job that makes psychopaths, we should really seriously reconsider the existence of that job.
- latexr 2y agoThis is the weirdest argument. Psychopaths aren’t exactly know for caring about the lives of others or embracing being manipulated. “Hi, mr psychopath CEO, sir. A bunch of other people and I were discussing openly on a forum that we should manipulate you into doing the right thing by stroking your ego. What do you think? Surely as a psychopath you care about the opinions of others.“