Sure the AI-Box experiment is cool and all, but it strikes me as odd that people spend so much brainpower on it. Unless, that is, you actually believe that "just keep it in a box" is an acceptable strategy---which disqualifies you from playing a part in any serious discussion of AI safety.

No one seems to have bitten on EY's assertion that it's the _least_ impossible impossible thing he has done; that seems like a much more interesting avenue to want to push on.