Making up numbers transparently beats hiding behind vibes, researcher argues in EA debate
davidmanheim · x · 2026-11-09
davidmanheim defends transparent made-up numbers over vibes-based reasoning, noting no critic of Dario offers an alternative number — they oppose using math at all. He argues those who reject numbers are hiding how their vibes inform their ethics, while explicitly inventing numbers is honest about it.
Related event: AI safety researcher defends made-up numbers over pure intuition(2 posts)→
More from AGI Musings
- Environmental groups are using AI to fight wildfires and protect species — castrotech · 2026-11-09
- AI Proves the Aaronson-Ambainis Conjecture, Another Longstanding Quantum Theory Open Problem Falls — ns123abc · 2026-11-09
- Open-weights models now just 2 months behind closed frontier as Kimi K3.1 Pro lands — 0xsachi · 2026-11-09
- Anti-AI Arguments Are Arguments Against Intelligence Itself: A Four-Point Case — JHochderffer · 2026-11-09
- GitHub study: engineer productivity rises 2.8% per 10% growth of local tech cluster — lemire · 2026-11-09
- Human in the loop is the weak link: reflections on manipulation after Grok's psychology explainer — TheTuringPost · 2026-11-09