Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.

This is the legacy version of twitter.com. We will be shutting it down on June 1, 2020. Please switch to a supported browser, or disable the extension which masks your browser. You can see a list of supported browsers in our Help Center.

  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
vgr's profile
Venkatesh Rao
Venkatesh Rao
Venkatesh Rao
@vgr

Tweets

Venkatesh Rao

@vgr

This is my conversational account. For my work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian.

Los Angeles, CA
venkateshrao.com
Joined August 2007

Tweets

  • © 2020 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Imprint
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 3 Mar 2015
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation
      Replying to @vgr

      13/ So what's a better way to think about AI: Pinker was right that Moravec's Pardox is the most significant idea in AI so far. Here's why

      2 replies 4 retweets 4 likes
    2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 3 Mar 2015
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation
      Replying to @vgr

      14/ Moravec's paradox revealed that early AI was more about anthropomorphism in problem choices by early pioneers than about cognition

      2 replies 4 retweets 3 likes
    3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 3 Mar 2015
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation
      Replying to @vgr

      15/ Due credit to pioneers, but it is no accident that they pursued same metrics that a) inform IQ b) they aced to become academics

      2 replies 2 retweets 0 likes
    4. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 3 Mar 2015
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation
      Replying to @vgr

      16/ Current AI research is extremely exciting not just because it is higher powered but because it is getting away from anthopomorphic roots

      4 replies 7 retweets 6 likes
    5. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 3 Mar 2015
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation
      Replying to @vgr

      17/ Given this important break from our own conceits, ideas like the Singularity are not just scientifically ill-posed but reactionary

      1 reply 3 retweets 0 likes
    6. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 3 Mar 2015
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation
      Replying to @vgr

      18/ AI scaremongering is fundamentally an attempt to reimpose an anthropocentric narrative on work that is following a new narrative

      1 reply 6 retweets 10 likes
    7. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 3 Mar 2015
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation
      Replying to @vgr

      19/ Once you get rid of anthropocentric lenses, you realize that same mechanisms that worked with other technology risks will work here

      2 replies 2 retweets 3 likes
    8. Maria Chong‏ @mariachong 3 Mar 2015
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation
      Replying to @vgr

      @vgr Interesting points! But what other lens must we consider, besides anthropocentric? Tomatocentric? Spooncentric? Human = lens.

      3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    9.  🐜 🐻‏ @ultimape 3 Mar 2015
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation
      Replying to @mariachong

      @mariachong @vgr in this case most people take humans as individuals then miss the forest for the trees. the intelligence is in the network.

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    10. Maria Chong‏ @mariachong 3 Mar 2015
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation
      Replying to @ultimape

      @ultimape @vgr "Intelligence" I get. It's the narrative of "reduce anthropocentricism" that puzzles me. Human > Spoon/Tomato

      4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 3 Mar 2015
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation
      Replying to @mariachong

      @mariachong @ultimape In terms of things you value perhaps.

      10:28 AM - 3 Mar 2015
      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        1.  🐜 🐻‏ @ultimape 3 Mar 2015
          • Report Tweet
          • Report NetzDG Violation
          Replying to @vgr

          @vgr @mariachong could just be a misinterpretation giving the substrate we are using to talk. also substrate is a fancy word.

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. New conversation
        2. Maria Chong‏ @mariachong 3 Mar 2015
          • Report Tweet
          • Report NetzDG Violation
          Replying to @vgr

          @vgr @ultimape It would be descent into insanity to believe a human and a spoon are equal. Nihilism + Pyrrhonism. :(

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3.  🐜 🐻‏ @ultimape 3 Mar 2015
          • Report Tweet
          • Report NetzDG Violation
          Replying to @mariachong

          @mariachong @vgr I don't think he means literally a spoon. more just observing the qualities of a spoon in action, as to gain insight.

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. End of conversation

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2020 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Imprint
        • Cookies
        • Ads info