AIEffective altruism’s approach to uncertainty and AI safety
A post shares an argument that effective altruists are good at quantifying uncertainty but poor at questioning the conceptual framework behind their numbers.
TLDR
The linked essay “EA Safety” criticizes effective altruism’s promise to solve AI safety. A post sharing it quotes the author arguing that effective altruists are “good at expressing uncertainty numerically” but “remarkably bad” at sustaining deeper doubt about the conceptual machinery that generates those numbers.
Effective altruism’s approach to uncertainty and AI safety
A post shares an argument that effective altruists are good at quantifying uncertainty but poor at questioning the conceptual framework behind their numbers.
TLDR
The linked essay “EA Safety” criticizes effective altruism’s promise to solve AI safety. A post sharing it quotes the author arguing that effective altruists are “good at expressing uncertainty numerically” but “remarkably bad” at sustaining deeper doubt about the conceptual machinery that generates those numbers.