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Oh god, remind me to never play the part of the gatekeeper… This is terrifying.
Why is it that the role of gatekeeper terrifies you? I'm curious. The role of the AI sounds mildly abhorrent to me but being the gatekeeper seems relaxing. It isn't that hard to say "No, and after talking to you for the allotted time is up I'm going to raze your entire building with thermite."
(Mind you, the prospect of playing gatekeeper against an actual AI and for some reason not being able to destroy it instantly does sound terrifying! But humans are different.)
You're consenting to have your mind attacked with all the mental weapons at someone's disposal. This is a lot scarier because you're willingly giving up some measure of control over your state to the other person, however difficult it may be for them. You're also being attacked as yourself. The AI player is playing a role, and attacking within that role. Their own mental wellbeing is a lot less at risk, unless they think they've got horrible depths they never want to sink to.
to make a shitty analogy: It's like being at the top of a tower while someone tries to knock it down with their bare hands. Even if they have very little chance and have to expend a lot more effort than you, you're the one who's risking the greatest pain
If I remember right, that was at least part of why Eliezer stopped playing in the first place. Manifesting as a sociopath is non-trivial and invites some fairly heavy cognitive dissonance.