I’ve thought about the potentially information-hazardous nature of the post, and was hesitant about asking at first. Here’s why I think it will be net positive to discuss:
1. Only a limited number of people are in the situation where a powerful AI leader has a personal vendetta against them.
2. The people to whom this situation applies are already aware of the threat.
3. The unavailability of a counterargument to this threat is leading to negative outcomes.
There is, of course, the possibility that an unrelated reader could develop an irrational fear. But they could do that more plausibly with a scenario that applies to them. Among all the topics to be scared of, this... (read more)
The main goal of this short post is to avert at least one suicide, and to help others with the same concern live more at ease. This may not be possible, so nobody should feel bad if we fail, but it’s worth trying.
I have a friend, let's call her Alice. Alice is faced with the following dilemma: