Quick Thoughts on Overhang Arguments
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I have two goals for this post:Pose the question: Have overhang arguments been used successfully in other fields?
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I have two goals for this post:Pose the question: Have overhang arguments been used successfully in other fields? Lay out some of the reasons why I am suspicious of overhang arguments. I've had the second of these on my mind for a few years now and am posting something rough rather than leaving it in drafts. IntroWithin AI safety, people sometimes use overhang arguments to justify doing things that appear suspicious. The core of an overhang argument, as I see it is: We are worried about some par
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