that a small amount of information when requested is significantly better than no information
That’s assuming that the information is correct. It could also be wrong or misleading, in which case it would be better not to receive it. While “Do you mean whole brain emulation?” “No” doesn’t fall into this category, claims like “we know how to build AGI” are definitely claims that could be wrong, and are indeed generally considered to be wrong.
Unless you provide a reasonable argument or reason for why we should believe such a claim, anyone maintaining any epistemic hygiene standards (or common sense, for that matter) will be forced to ignore it. Therefore such comments only serve as a distraction, providing no useful value but taking up space and attention.
If I were to comment on conversations and tell people that 2 + 2 = 5 and then refuse to provide any justification when asked, people would quite reasonably conclude that I was a troll, too.
That’s assuming that the information is correct. It could also be wrong or misleading, in which case it would be better not to receive it. While “Do you mean whole brain emulation?” “No” doesn’t fall into this category, claims like “we know how to build AGI” are definitely claims that could be wrong, and are indeed generally considered to be wrong.
Unless you provide a reasonable argument or reason for why we should believe such a claim, anyone maintaining any epistemic hygiene standards (or common sense, for that matter) will be forced to ignore it. Therefore such comments only serve as a distraction, providing no useful value but taking up space and attention.
If I were to comment on conversations and tell people that 2 + 2 = 5 and then refuse to provide any justification when asked, people would quite reasonably conclude that I was a troll, too.