I’m wondering a little bit about all this beating-around-the-bush: I know what nameless org is a reference to, but it seems likely that some readers won’t. You guys are talking about the forbidden topic (and Eliezer touches on it indirectly), so I’m not sure how the spirit of the ban is being fulfilled. Can we speak in plain terms now that April has arrived, or have I forgotten its expiration date?
When Less Wrong starts up, it will, by my own request, impose a two-month moratorium on discussion of “Friendly AI” and other Singularity/intelligence explosion-related topics.
I’m wondering a little bit about all this beating-around-the-bush: I know what nameless org is a reference to, but it seems likely that some readers won’t. You guys are talking about the forbidden topic (and Eliezer touches on it indirectly), so I’m not sure how the spirit of the ban is being fulfilled. Can we speak in plain terms now that April has arrived, or have I forgotten its expiration date?
It expires in May. See the About page.
um, is it ok to ask what is this forbidden topic on a nameless org, now that the equally unexplained ban has been expired for seven months… ? :)
(the about page does not appear enlightening)...
http://lesswrong.com/lw/ye/and_say_no_more_of_it/
Edit: The “nameless org” of course is SIAI.
Thank you :)
I had guessed that SIAI was the likely answer… but had very little evidence beyond the fact that it’s an org that is strongly correlated with EY :)