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Comment author: Toggle 21 November 2014 07:41:33PM *  2 points [-]

We're optimizing for the reputation of existential risk reduction efforts in AI research. We're getting a spike in viewers curious about AI boxing and 'basilisk-ha-ha', so we profit from emphasizing both LW and MIRI as useful tools for real problems.