Comment by moshun
3 hours ago
Wouldn’t Occam’s razor say that the people speaking are highly motivated to continue being paid? Relying on their fear of future outcomes seems to be misplaced to judge the honesty of their statements.
3 hours ago
Wouldn’t Occam’s razor say that the people speaking are highly motivated to continue being paid? Relying on their fear of future outcomes seems to be misplaced to judge the honesty of their statements.
> continue being paid
What I mean by Occam's Razor:
There are many assumptions that need to be true to link "they say they're terrified of AI" to "they get paid more / longer", in both their own minds and everyone else's. It's a bit of 4D chess that could go their way, but also could go 100 different ways.
In contrast, linking "they say it" to "they believe it" is simple.
Justifying “they believe it” isn’t so simple, however.
I think it goes beyond money now. A future where AI does not destroy the world means a world where the people who work at these companies are just like everyone else.
Occam’s razor doesn’t often explain not taking people for their worst and assuming a conspiracy theory