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How is complicated, but has been discussed in text on the internet at great length starting around 2006. Lex wasn't particularly curious about the how and spen
by hollerith 4y ago
How is complicated, but has been discussed in text on the internet at great length starting around 2006.
Lex wasn't particularly curious about the how and spent more time changing the subject (e.g., "Are you afraid of death?") than on drawing Eliezer out on the how. The interview with Lex is a good way to get a sense of what kind of person Eliezer is or what it would be like to sit next to him on a long airplane ride, but is not a good introduction to AI killeveryoneism.
(AI killeveryoneism used to be called "AI safety", but people took that name as an invitation to talk about distractions like how to make sure the AI does not use bad words, so we changed the name.)
- stametseater 4y ago> Lex [...] mostly just kept changing the subject (e.g., "Are you afraid of death?") He injects these teenage stoner questions into all of his interviews and it frustrates me to no end. He gets interviews with world class computer scientists then asks them dumb shit like "do you think a computer can be my girlfriend?" Lex, if you're reading this, knock it off. Put down the bong for a week before trying to be philosophical.