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I can't help but feel like there is an element of sour grapes here after Yudkowsky's attempts to build an AI failed (assuming that's what he was really trying t
by substation13 4y ago
I can't help but feel like there is an element of sour grapes here after Yudkowsky's attempts to build an AI failed (assuming that's what he was really trying to do, and not just to lure young and enthusiastic grad students into his lair...)
- terafo 4y agoBut did he try to build AI? As far as I know MIRI is pure-play safety research lab.
- substation13 4y agoHe did, MIRI was a later rebrand. Source: https://youtu.be/0A9pGhwQbS0?t=60 https://youtu.be/0A9pGhwQbS0?t=60
- kelipso 4y agoHaha, those who can't do, can always latch on by forming ethics groups and related grifts.
- mitthrowaway2 4y agoAn essay by Yudkowsky about the pivot: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/fLRPeXihRaiRo5dyX/the-magnitude-of-his-own-folly https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/fLRPeXihRaiRo5dyX/the-magnit...
- xdavidliu 4y agokinda like the Chomksy op-ed, though you could argue that Chomsky never technically tried to build an AI
- renewiltord 4y agoConsidering Chomsky's work in linguistics, I was disappointed by that piece.