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LessWrong's (first) album: I Have Been A Good Bing
anne30

This is so awesome! I love it! The site integration is awesome too. Gen Z approval stamp (2001).

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Stampy's AI Safety Info soft launch
anne110

I am not an expert in AI but I can help with clarity.

I started at the top. The first section, “New to AI Safety” means close to nothing for someone new to AI generally. Is that okay with you? For example, if I read this as if I had no knowledge:

“In recent years, we’ve seen AI systems grow increasingly capable.”

Capable of what? What kind of systems?

“They may soon attain human and even strongly superhuman skill in a wide range of domains.”

Attain superhuman skill? How?

“Such systems could bring great benefits, but if their goals don’t line up with human values... (read more)

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3steven0461
Thanks, yes, this is a helpful type of feedback. We'll think about how to make that section make more sense without background knowledge. The site is aimed at all audiences, and this means we'll have to navigate tradeoffs about text leaving gaps in justifying claims vs. being too long vs. not having enough scope to be an overview. In this case, it does look like we could make the tradeoff on the side of adding a bit more text and links. Your point about the glossary sounds reasonable and I'll pass it along. (I guess the tradeoff there is people might see an unexplained term and not realize that an earlier instance of it had a glossary link.)
I just watched don't look up.
anne41

Thank you for taking the time to explain that! I agree with your assessment that accuracy mattered less than the framing and conclusion of the movie. You’ve convinced me that propaganda was appropriate here.

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I just watched don't look up.
anne10

I really like the way you explained “If there was anything like a way to test and verify models of AI-caused extinction, the debate would be unnecessary.”Can you say more about how you define propaganda? I see this word used a lot and I’m often underwhelmed by its applicability.

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2Shmi
That's a good question! I guess in the local parlance it would be something like arguments as soldiers, where we try to convince the other side that we are right and they are wrong. Where accuracy matters less than "your side" winning. In this particular example, the movie writers/directors/producers stuck with the standard left anti-establishment anti-capitalism anit-billionaire ideology, without going into any nuanced analysis. Which is fine for a satire/parody, the way the film was apparently intended. I am by no means a film studies expert though, maybe I got it wrong.