Effective Altruism Forum
EA Forum

Login
Sign Up

All of Joshua Ingle's Comments + Replies

What is most confusing to you about AI stuff?
Answer by Joshua IngleNov 23, 20216

Hi Sam. I'm curious to what extent people in the field think risk communication could be beneficial for reducing AI risk. In other words, are there any aspects of AI risk that could be mitigated by large numbers of people having accurate knowledge about them? Or is AI risk communication largely irrelevant to the problem? Or is it more likely to increase rather than decrease AI risk (perhaps by means of some type of infohazard)?

Reply
[Creative Writing Contest] Average Joe
Joshua Ingle7mo1

It is inspiring! This was such a fun piece to write because of that. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Reply
[Creative Writing Contest] Average Joe
Joshua Ingle7mo1

Feedback is welcome! Everything in this post is open to change.

Reply
[Creative Writing Contest] The Reset Button
Joshua Ingle8mo1

Interesting thoughts, thanks for your input! I'll think about how to incorporate the feedback.

Reply
[Creative Writing Contest] The Reset Button
Joshua Ingle8mo4

Fantastic comments, thank you! I included the bit about personal fulfillment because it's such an important component of being able to sustain an effective career long term, but in retrospect I was so focused on including as many EA ideas as I could that I didn't notice how out of place that sentiment is at that point in the story. I removed both that sentence and the one about more important causes, and I added a variant of your suggested replacement sentence.

Reply
3WSCFriedman8mo
I am a writer (though not a published one) and I second his judgement. I felt brief disquiet at the line he commented on, but didn't analyze it until I read his post because the story as a whole had still worked very well for me. I think the change makes a good story better, and I thank both Steve for suggesting it and Joshua for implementing it.