CorrectPrediction

50%: AI risk will feel more widely accepted as a field by 2023 (40% same, 10% less)

“7. AI risk as a field subjectively feels more/same/less widely accepted than today: 50%/40%/10%”

Scott AlexanderWriter, Slate Star Codex / Astral Codex TenSaid · Source: slatestarcodex.com · Archived copy

Context: Slate Star Codex, "Predictions for 2018-2023" (Feb 2018). Scored here on the "more" branch (50%).

How we judge it

Our interpretation: YES if by 2023 AI risk is more widely accepted as a field than in 2018.

Resolution criteria are our interpretation of the claim, written before grading. Methodology

Said
Resolve by
Verdict
Correct ()
Stated probability
50%
Specificity
2 of 3 (dated, some interpretation)
Score
Brier 0.250 → 0.75 points

Evidence & grader’s note

Self-graded "more", which is uncontroversial given 2023 (the CAIS statement, AI Safety Summit). With 50% on the realized branch, the Brier-based score is 0.75.

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