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Author of The End of Faith, The Moral Landscape, Waking Up, and other bestselling books published in over 20 languages. Host of the Waking Up podcast.

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    Sam Harris‏Verified account @SamHarrisOrg Feb 17

    Sam Harris Retweeted Daniel Reeves

    A wonderful (and all-too-rare) example of a smart person changing his mind in response to a better argument. Thanks @neiltyson! And please meet my guest for that podcast: @ESYudkowskyhttps://twitter.com/dreev/status/964954116467318784 …

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    Daniel Reeves @dreev
    Replying to @danieldrehmer @ESYudkowsky @neiltyson
    Eliezer convinced Neil deGrasse Tyson that you can’t keep superintelligent AI in a box. Here he is saying so: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb4SshJ5WOY&feature=youtu.be&t=1h59m45s …
    12:19 PM - 17 Feb 2018
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      1. Frank R Castillo‏ @FrankRCastillo Feb 17
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg @neiltyson @ESYudkowsky

        On podcast #30, a Google engineer refuted Sam's analogies on the subject of iPhone encryption. Sam said that the engineer "fairly demolishes those analogies." This idea -- to be willing to have one's ideas demolished -- formulated everything I wish my intellectual core to be.

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      2. Brendon J. Brewer‏ @brendonbrewer Feb 17
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg @neiltyson @ESYudkowsky

        But nobody knows the answer. That's just changing from one prediction to another. We don't know who's right about what will happen, and I suspect reality will be unlike anyone's expectations.

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. beachmobjellies‏ @beachmobjellies Feb 17
        Replying to @brendonbrewer @SamHarrisOrg and

        Yes, its speculation. But the risk is too big not to assume the worst for us humans (and also the worst for an intelligent lifeform)

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      4. Brendon J. Brewer‏ @brendonbrewer Feb 17
        Replying to @beachmobjellies @SamHarrisOrg and

        I agree people should be thinking about it. I just don't think the value of a prediction ought to be measured by whether it's the same as Sam's prediction

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      5. Lt. Chris McDaniel, Space Force‏ @Chris4943 Feb 17
        Replying to @brendonbrewer @beachmobjellies and

        The value is not measured solely by that. The fact that he abandoned his original position in favor of a better one is taken as evidence that it’s a better one, which happens to line up with Sam’s current one. Both could change to a better one if there is a better position.

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      1. mehatch‏ @mehatch Feb 17
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg @neiltyson @ESYudkowsky

        Sounds like a perfect guest for the @changemyview podcast

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      1. Mike Worlton‏ @mike_worlton Feb 17
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg @neiltyson @ESYudkowsky

        A great example of a towering intellect combining humility to get the best answer possible to a complex problem. I wish @SamHarrisOrg and @neiltyson would tour the world together!

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      1. Tatyana M‏ @TanyushM Feb 17
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg @neiltyson @ESYudkowsky

        Big respect! We need more civilized discussions like that

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      2. Phil Giordano‏ @philagio Feb 17
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg @neiltyson @ESYudkowsky

        No body keeps AI in the box

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      1. Syed Iqbal simnani‏ @SimnaniIqbals Feb 18
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg @neiltyson @ESYudkowsky

        Another book which goes very deep on this is: Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom. See https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0198739834/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr= …

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      1. Doré Bak‏ @BaiYinKuang Feb 17
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg @neiltyson @ESYudkowsky

        Bill Murray says something like this: It is very difficult to win an argument with a smart person but it is impossible to win an argument with a stupid one.

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      2. Enrique Ramirez‏ @TheThirdEnrique Feb 17
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg @neiltyson @ESYudkowsky

        but did he really? did he even have free will?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Marcus Tullius‏ @pavo_burel Feb 17
        Replying to @TheThirdEnrique @SamHarrisOrg and

        what idiot wouldn't believe in free will?

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. God's Ventriloquist‏ @godsven3loquist Feb 17
        Replying to @pavo_burel @TheThirdEnrique and

        It is the idiot that could not conceive of it otherwise

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      5. Marcus Tullius‏ @pavo_burel Feb 17
        Replying to @godsven3loquist @TheThirdEnrique and

        absurdist claptrap

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      6. God's Ventriloquist‏ @godsven3loquist Feb 17
        Replying to @pavo_burel @TheThirdEnrique and

        Instead of the redundant retort, why not try coming up with an explanation or even a heuristic for how free will could exist without invoking magic or dispensing with causality.

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      7. Marcus Tullius‏ @pavo_burel Feb 17
        Replying to @godsven3loquist @TheThirdEnrique and

        The mere fact that you used your free will to reply to me proves my point. By the way, not everything can be broken down to heuristics.

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      8. God's Ventriloquist‏ @godsven3loquist Feb 17
        Replying to @pavo_burel @TheThirdEnrique and

        First that’s why I said or second I’ve demonstrated agency by answering, which is not synonymous with Harris’ denial of libertarian free will.

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