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Eliezer Yudkowsky
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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.

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    Eliezer Yudkowsky‏Verified account @ESYudkowsky May 23

    Eliezer Yudkowsky Retweeted Rolf Degen

    Will always retweet famous scientists changing their minds about theories they helped create. May your pride in yourself as somebody who should be able to do that always exceed your pride in any theory you have invented.https://twitter.com/DegenRolf/status/999280466577559552?s=20 …

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    Rolf Degen @DegenRolf
    David Buss, pioneer of evolutionary psychology, acknowledges that women are probably not shopping for good genes when engaging in casual sex. He had been a co-founder of said hypothesis. https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/16165 … pic.twitter.com/JFIumCmfQj
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      2. Gooseus‏ @gooseus May 28
        Replying to @ESYudkowsky

        Well said, do you have any theories you have helped create that you have changed your mind on?

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      3. Eliezer Yudkowsky‏Verified account @ESYudkowsky May 28
        Replying to @gooseus

        I no longer think Coherent Extrapolated Volition is a wise target for first AGI (maybe the third AGI). I jumped from Timeless Decision Theory to Updateless Decision Theory when Nesov and Dai invented the latter. Lots of debris from before 2003 if that counts.

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      1. Chris Reynolds‏ @Crey1959 May 25
        Replying to @ESYudkowsky @hbdchick

        Paul Steinhardt is a great example re cosmic inflation:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/paul-steinhardt-disowns-inflation-the-theory-he-helped-create/ …

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      2. Eric Black‏ @eric_black3 May 23
        Replying to @ESYudkowsky @juliagalef

        The problem in politics is that doing exactly what you described is demonized as 'flip-flopping'. Generally speaking, I respect political 'flip-floppers' if they can intelligently and credibly explain why they reversed positions.

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      3. This is my name‏ @honestcavy May 23
        Replying to @eric_black3 @ESYudkowsky @juliagalef

        Completely agree. Criticising someone for intelligently changing an opinion based on evidence is evidence of a significant character flaw.

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      4. Euge‏ @eugediana May 24
        Replying to @honestcavy @eric_black3 and

        I agree also, but surely if one either changes too often, or changes from a very untenable position, one’s credibility I would propose, takes a hit. It seems like it’s far better to maintain neutrality at times…

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      5. This is my name‏ @honestcavy May 24
        Replying to @eugediana @eric_black3 and

        Haphazard belief in things would definitely be an issue.

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      1. Anteros‏ @AnterosArrows May 23
        Replying to @ESYudkowsky

        Planetary scientists are notoriously bad at admitting their theories were wrong.

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      2. This is my name‏ @honestcavy May 23
        Replying to @ESYudkowsky

        Being someone who will admit when they are wrong is a thing to be proud of, let alone someone who will admit it in this sort of case. Sad to say it takes quite an extraordinary person.

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      1. Boo‏ @realjdburnett May 24
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        How does this not have more Likes?

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      1. Jay‏ @jayzmax May 23
        Replying to @ESYudkowsky

        the best mind in ep imo

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      2. Catallaxer‏ @catallaxer May 23
        Replying to @ESYudkowsky

        I have no problem with anyone changing their mind; it would be illogical not to when faced with contrary evidence; doing so is not heroic, but what one should expect from any rational being. Psychology is not a science. So-called 'evolutionary science' is untestable & meaningless

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      3. MSDOS KAPITAL  🌹‏ @decimal_simplex May 24
        Replying to @catallaxer @ESYudkowsky

        Maybe "heroic" is a bit much, but it's still something you have to consciously do and train yourself to do rather than just naturally doing it. So if awarding some social points for the behavior encourages more people to take it up, it sounds like a good idea to me.

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      4. Catallaxer‏ @catallaxer May 25
        Replying to @decimal_simplex @ESYudkowsky

        Agreed. 'Let no one be ashamed to say "yes" if yesterday he said "no." Or to say "no" if yesterday he said "yes." For that is life. Never to have changed – what a pitiable thing of which to boast!' – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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