Timnit Gebru (she/her).May 30, 2023
Its like a coordinated DDOS PR attack from these existential risk people and they're succeeding in making me constantly talk about them.
Show threadSasha Costanza-ChockMay 30, 2023

@timnitGebru maybe we should start a catchy label abbreviation to change the frame?

They are x-risk, we are

A-risk (actual risk?)
R-squared (real risk?)
R-harm (real harms?)
X-harms (eXisting harms?)

Show threadTimnit Gebru (she/her).May 30, 2023
@schock I love this.
Show threadSasha Costanza-ChockMay 30, 2023
@timnitGebru which one should we try? Or another snappy term that's better
Show threadSasha Costanza-ChockMay 30, 2023
@timnitGebru x-harm? As in eXisting harm?
Show threadSasha Costanza-ChockMay 30, 2023
@timnitGebru Reducing x-harm (actually eXisting harms) is a more powerful, ethical, and in the long run, effective approach than speculation about so-called x-risk.
Show threadNomi
@schock @timnitGebru
X-harms are more urgent than F-risks (future), since those are risks which may or may not even come to pass.
Jun 2, 2023 at 5:23pmWeb