timtyler comments on Existential Risk and Public Relations - Less Wrong

36 Post author: multifoliaterose 15 August 2010 07:16AM

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Comment author: wedrifid 16 August 2010 03:56:47AM *  11 points [-]

You have a good point. It would be completely unreasonable to ban topics in such a manner while simultaneously expecting to maintain an image of being down to earth or particularly credible to intelligent external observers. It also doesn't reflect well on the SIAI if their authorities claim they cannot consider relevant risks because due to psychological or psychiatric difficulties. That is incredibly bad PR. It is exactly the kind of problem this post discusses.

Comment author: timtyler 16 August 2010 04:58:08PM *  3 points [-]

I still have a hard time believing it actually happened. I have heard that there's no such thing as bad publicity - but surely nobody would pull this kind of stunt deliberately. It just seems to be such an obviously bad thing to do.