Jan Kulveit Recommends Dog and Horse Metaphors
Researcher argues optimal use of anthropomorphic intuitions lies between extremes.
Jan Kulveit stated that dogs or horses serve as his current go-to metaphor for handling anthropomorphic intuitions. He described an optimal amount of such intuitions as relatively high. Overdoing the approach can look like delivering a five-minute speech to a dog. He added that the opposite extreme, avoiding the intuitions entirely, is far more extreme. The comment appeared in a post by the researcher on AI alignment and related topics.
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Jan Kulveit Recommends Dog and Horse Metaphors
Researcher argues optimal use of anthropomorphic intuitions lies between extremes.
Jan Kulveit stated that dogs or horses serve as his current go-to metaphor for handling anthropomorphic intuitions. He described an optimal amount of such intuitions as relatively high. Overdoing the approach can look like delivering a five-minute speech to a dog. He added that the opposite extreme, avoiding the intuitions entirely, is far more extreme. The comment appeared in a post by the researcher on AI alignment and related topics.
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Jan Kulveit@jankulveitMy current go-to metaphor for this are dogs or horses: there is an optimal amount of using anthropomorphic intuitions, and it is relatively high. Yes you can overdo it, like someone making a five minute long speech to their dog, but the opposite extreme is way more insane.
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