Meta-comment: I’m happy to see this—someone knowledgeable, who knows and seriously engages with the standard arguments, willing to question the orthodox answer (which some might fear would make them look silly). I think this is a healthy dynamic and I hope to see more of it.
I also found this a good exercise in deliberate questioning/boggling.
From 2010-2014, when I was first forming my opinions on AI, it was really frustrating that anyone who objected to the basic AI arguments just… clearly hadn’t been paying attention and at all and didn’t understand the basic arguments.
Meta-comment: I’m happy to see this—someone knowledgeable, who knows and seriously engages with the standard arguments, willing to question the orthodox answer (which some might fear would make them look silly). I think this is a healthy dynamic and I hope to see more of it.
I also found this a good exercise in deliberate questioning/boggling.
From 2010-2014, when I was first forming my opinions on AI, it was really frustrating that anyone who objected to the basic AI arguments just… clearly hadn’t been paying attention and at all and didn’t understand the basic arguments.