Stop being a pussy - by Natalie Cargill
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Almost advice from Scott Alexander
Scott Alexander recently came to Inkhaven and gave us writing advice. He advised us against hedging, equivocation, and weasel words. He said, if you are tempted to write, “many people consider that it is possible that AI could (though is not guaranteed) cause great harm, though it may also have countervailing benefits” — do not. Write “AI could cause harm” ✅ C’mon Scott, I urged, psychically. Say it. He did not say it. So I will: stop being a pussy. Your writing will be better. I spoke to Sasha Chapin of writing-amazingly-fame about this and he told me: “Yep. That’s 50% of all writing…
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