Tfw I take AI too seriously and explain it too clearly so nobody even gets madhttps://twitter.com/vgr/status/1014307742624780288 …
Don't know about obvious (it's the sort of argument you evaluate on solidity rather than obviousness). Coming from the adjacent field of control theory which does in fact obsess over the science/math bits of the domain (convergence/stability, new interestingness) it seemed solid
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I think if you want to truly undermine current AI discourse, you have no real option other than to aim a broadside at Bostrom
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This is probably exactly what won't work. Bostrom is straddling the line between philosophy and philosophical science fiction. I think that many serious researchers find him brilliant and inspiring, but about as much worth attacking or defending as Asimov...
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It's possible that everyone sees this as uncontoversial, but their hands are tied until a critical mass gets to organizing a concerted effort to align on epistemic norms and practices.
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That is more or less pointed out in the essay. Competition for resources means a lot of activity is spectacle-driven. Everyone is doing things sloppily to compete.
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