"Fake Deeply": adjust tone
authorZack M. Davis <ultimatelyuntruethought@gmail.com>
Sat, 7 Oct 2023 18:05:12 +0000 (11:05 -0700)
committerZack M. Davis <ultimatelyuntruethought@gmail.com>
Sat, 7 Oct 2023 19:05:44 +0000 (12:05 -0700)
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tree3b41846a7e88c3246955c1f43f4a1e60ea99eb01
parent33187d54f5ea96859ea41473e457b019b4678d52
"Fake Deeply": adjust tone

Coach said that the ex-ante-probability thing was too much
cultspeak. The thing is, I do want our protagonist to be smart: he
knows probability because he's an ML research engineer. ChloĆ«'s
"dignified ... heroic responsibility ... constant vigilance ... fire
alarm" all in one paragraph is supposed to be a purer example of
rat-cultspeak.  But, yes, "chance is low" is less shibbolethy than
"assign a low probability", even if the latter is perfectly understood
by non-cultists.

I also had removed one set of scare-ish quotes around "AI safety" in a
previous edit pass, and changed my mind this time.
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