“Well, yeah, OK, so it’s a dumb algorithm that just splices together bits of text it found on the internet, but that’s all we humans do too, so it’s time to panic” is a nice illustration of my theory here about why people have ignorant opinions about AI:https://twitter.com/Meaningness/status/1096866752456060928 …
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Although in this case the reasoning seems to go in the other direction: “It’s time to panic about AI because Reasons, and this is the best AI we’ve got, so people must work like that.”
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(In case you aren’t following the topic, I was subtweeting this post from
@slatestarcodex, who is in general excellent and brilliant, but who does not have technical understanding of AI.)https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/02/19/gpt-2-as-step-toward-general-intelligence/ …8 replies 0 retweets 12 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @Meaningness @slatestarcodex
On a tangentially related note, David, on a scale of 1-10 how "rationalist" do you consider yourself? (I mean culturally speaking. I know where I'd place you, but I'm curious on your self assessment.)
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I guess I would have to question the framing of the question. Also, “rationalist” isn’t well-defined. I use the term rather differently than the Bay Area rationalist community does.
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My use is something like “making strong, inaccurate claims about the power of technical rationality.” I hope I’m 0% rationalist by that definition.
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OTOH I think technical rationality is enormously valuable, and I try to promote awareness of that, and I believe I’m reasonably skilled in its use. I hope I’m 100% rationalist if that’s what it means to be a rationalist.
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