at the FHI, we disagree whether an ecology of AIs would make good AIs behave bad, or bad ones behave good. The disagreement matches our political opinions on free markets and competition, so it probably not informative.
An interesting question to ask is "how many people who favor markets understand the best arguments against them, and vice versa." Because we're dealing with humans here, my suspicion is that if there's a lot of disagreement it stems largely from unwillingness to consider the other side, and unfamiliarity with the other side. So, in that regard you might be right.
Then again, we're supposed to be rational, and willing to change our minds if evidence supports that change, and perhaps some of us are actually capable of such a thing.
It's a debate wort...
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