@MemberOfSpecies Hmm, not sure it was clear I was using “∞” as shorthand for “very large, unspecified, finite number.”
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@MemberOfSpecies If that *was* clear, I’m not sure how what I attributed to singularitarianism differs from the actual argument.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies (Does anyone ever use actually infinite utilities? That would be formally interesting…)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies The problem with “U×P, U huge, P not super small” is that it could be anything, so no meaningful way to use decision theory1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies to compare with other risks/opportunities.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies What it does tell you is that it’s worth collecting more information, *if you can*. So I think some effort is justifiable.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies My impression is that AI research is going nowhere, and until that changes, there’s little probability of information gain.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies I.e. there’s no point worrying about it now. But I could be wrong!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies All this is separate from the question of whether MIRI is effective in practice, rather than in principle, obviously.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies But, in caricature,@slatestarcodex’s argument seemed to be “importance in principle overrides quibbles about implementation1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@MemberOfSpecies and both parts of that seem dubious.
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@MemberOfSpecies Just to be clear, I have no animus against MIRI or anyone associated; and huge respect & admiration for@slatestarcodex0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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