erikhoel

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by erikhoel 5y ago
I worked on that in graduate school :)
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by erikhoel 5y ago
Ah, but what about the subsections of the subsections? And so, ad infinitum? Eventually you'll need something like the exclusion postulate of Integrated Information Theory
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Are animals more conscious than we are?(erikhoel.substack.com)
71 points by erikhoel 5y ago|67 comments
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Enter the Supersensorium(thebaffler.com)
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Culture is downstream of money (how nerds rose)(erikhoel.substack.com)
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by erikhoel 5y ago
It's really not, since we don't have anything close to a strong (or "general") AI. GPT-3 is the closest, but even it is just in that direction. So it is quite early. Good time to have the conversation.
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by erikhoel 5y ago
There are all sorts of ways to build intelligences. Humans are unique in that they are mammals (defined by having mothers). Mothers raise us with love, and teach us, for our helpless first years. We also have to act in communities. So there
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by erikhoel 5y ago
Agreed, these are both good replies to that (which is probably the most common response for some reason)
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We need a Butlerian Jihad against AI(erikhoel.substack.com)
93 points by erikhoel 5y ago|154 comments
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by erikhoel 5y ago
I actually think most working scientists agree about The Science Game. Almost everyone thinks of things this way in their darker moments, or talks among other scientists like that, although it is a bit of an "open secret." For gai
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by erikhoel 5y ago
Author here. Happy to be listening in on some of the thoughts of HN. If you have a specific question or thought feel free to AMA.