Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
ESYudkowsky's profile
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Verified account
@ESYudkowsky

Tweets

Eliezer YudkowskyVerified account

@ESYudkowsky

Ours is the era of inadequate AI alignment theory. Any other facts about this era are relatively unimportant, but sometimes I tweet about them anyway.

Joined June 2014

Tweets

  • © 2018 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Lulie‏ @reasonisfun Mar 12

      https://overcast.fm/+Ic2hwsH2U/1:10:49 … #AI “You could build a mind that thought that 51 was a prime number but otherwise had no defect of its intelligence – if you knew what you were doing” —@ESYudkowsky Is it possible build a mind able to learn but incapable of correcting this error? (Why?)

      8 replies 2 retweets 16 likes
    2. LERNER‏ @LRNR Mar 12
      Replying to @reasonisfun @ESYudkowsky

      That 51 is divisible by 3 should be obvious to a mind that understands elementary math. So the idea that there's a mind capable of understanding primality yet thinking that 51 was a prime seems to me incoherent.

      1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
    3. Giovanni Lido‏ @Giovanni_Lido Mar 12
      Replying to @LRNR @reasonisfun @ESYudkowsky

      A programmed glitch?

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    4. LERNER‏ @LRNR Mar 12
      Replying to @Giovanni_Lido @reasonisfun @ESYudkowsky

      But that cannot be if we are talking about a mind that actually *understands* primality. Understanding primality entails understanding that 51 is not a prime.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    5. Giovanni Lido‏ @Giovanni_Lido Mar 12
      Replying to @LRNR

      I understand it – but I still had to stop and think about this one. 😄

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    6. LERNER‏ @LRNR Mar 12
      Replying to @Giovanni_Lido

      Let's see if @ESYudkowsky has anything to say about it. If there's a glitch in my mind, I want to correct for it.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    7. Eliezer Yudkowsky‏Verified account @ESYudkowsky Mar 12
      Replying to @LRNR @Giovanni_Lido

      1: Minds aren't magic. The jump from "understanding primality" to "51 is not prime" isn't carried out by a metaphysical force of understanding; there are particular neurons or transistors involved. The interesting idea isn't that the neurons or transistors return a different...

      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    8. Eliezer Yudkowsky‏Verified account @ESYudkowsky Mar 12
      Replying to @ESYudkowsky @LRNR @Giovanni_Lido

      2: ...answer, it's that there's a coherent way to tweak other transistors to contain the further consequences, not prove PA inconsistent, and have the whole thing look natural when the AGI reflects on its own code and checks the means of reflection. I don't know how to do it...

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      Eliezer Yudkowsky‏Verified account @ESYudkowsky Mar 12
      Replying to @ESYudkowsky @LRNR @Giovanni_Lido

      3: ...but I am confident this is merely my own lack of knowledge, not a barrier to the limits of what a superintelligent mind could pull off. A truly mature technology of mind, which we don't have, should be able to realize damn near any mental state you can imagine and more.

      10:23 AM - 12 Mar 2018
      • 2 Likes
      • Shane Harvey ashik panigrahi
      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        1. LERNER‏ @LRNR Mar 12
          Replying to @ESYudkowsky @Giovanni_Lido

          Let's say you can program the mental state of thinking 51 is a prime. Would that stop a mind—if it was interested in math at least at an elementary level—from recognizing the effect of your malicious code as a mental illusion—like we're capable of recognizing optical illusions?

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. Raúl R Pearson‏ @raulrpearson Mar 13
          Replying to @ESYudkowsky @LRNR @Giovanni_Lido

          Even though all mental states would be possible, I don't understand how the ones that include mistakes would be stable, given learning.

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2018 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Cookies
        • Ads info