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> my two-second no-research hot take This is more like watching an argument between Feynman and Oppenheimer. They look like hot takes on twitter, but these guy
by Swizec 4y ago
> my two-second no-research hot take
This is more like watching an argument between Feynman and Oppenheimer. They look like hot takes on twitter, but these guys have spent plenty of time thinking about it.
Yudkowsky is an AI ethics and safety researcher, also founder of LessWrong, an HN favorite – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliezer_Yudkowsky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliezer_Yudkowsky
And Chalmers is a philosopher focusing on consciousness and cognitive science – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Chalmers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Chalmers
I wouldn’t put their replies in exactly the same category as your typical social media reply guys.
- Cardinal7167 4y agoI didn’t mean my comment about this tweet exchange as an example, I was only trying to speak to the comment I replied to about a general trend. This particular exchange is not the problem; it’s the inability for the public to gauge when it’s not like this, though, if that makes sense.
- ThrowawayR2 4y agoYudkowsky and LessWrong was regarded as kooky for ages and, after the Roko's Basilisk affair (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roko%27s_basilisk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roko%27s_basilisk and read Yudkowsky's hilariously deranged all-caps response), a laughingstock as well. Suggesting that he's on the same plane as serious researchers is inappropriate.