If you post an argument online, and the only opposition you get is braindead arguments and insults, does it confirm you were right? Or is it just self-selection of those who argue online?
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Replying to @fchollet
I wrote up a reply to your essay.https://intelligence.org/2017/12/06/chollet/ …
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Replying to @ESYudkowsky @fchollet
IMO the answer is "self-selection". eg I hoped to find the post convincing, because the super-intelligence thing is distracting from more pressing issues like inequality. However I thought it was hand-wavy, & agree with Eliezer's critique. But I didn't have an incentive to debate
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I agree entirely that inequality is a more pressing issue. I also found the reply (if it was meant as such?) kind of condescending:
@fchollet has published papers on using deep learning for theorem proving, you think he doesn’t know basic Bayesian results?3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
I'll edit my reply (though the edit may take a while to push) to make clear that I'm not saying Chollet doesn't already know Bayes; and that I'm discussing Laplace's Rule of Succession to establish common language and for the benefit of other readers following along.
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That makes a lot more sense. I think it's just sort of ambiguous when you write something as a reply, but also addressing a wider audience.
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Agreed. Your point was fair.
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