Will you have bridging commentary that lays out the relevance and the intended message of these posts? I worry that even with the current questions, there may not be enough context for people to figure out the intended meaning from the posts alone, e.g. a newcomer might not understand why Adaptation-Executers and The Blue-Minimizing Robot are included. (Especially since they are listed as “Part I” but they really tie into “Part III”, giving people the opportunity to forget them in between—might be useful to rearrange the order in any case.)
I’ll have to think about how best to do this. Part I is a bit of a grab-bag, trying to rapidly reset our assumptions about intelligence and agenthood before Part II begins supplying the Official Arguments and Definitions. (Replacing the current frame with one that makes more sense is also an option.)
This is some of why I asked about inferential gaps; how would y’all walk through or supplement some of the transitions to a reader? Knowing what you’d do differently, or additionally, will also tell me things about what you see as the function of each component post.
Great idea!
Will you have bridging commentary that lays out the relevance and the intended message of these posts? I worry that even with the current questions, there may not be enough context for people to figure out the intended meaning from the posts alone, e.g. a newcomer might not understand why Adaptation-Executers and The Blue-Minimizing Robot are included. (Especially since they are listed as “Part I” but they really tie into “Part III”, giving people the opportunity to forget them in between—might be useful to rearrange the order in any case.)
I’ll have to think about how best to do this. Part I is a bit of a grab-bag, trying to rapidly reset our assumptions about intelligence and agenthood before Part II begins supplying the Official Arguments and Definitions. (Replacing the current frame with one that makes more sense is also an option.)
This is some of why I asked about inferential gaps; how would y’all walk through or supplement some of the transitions to a reader? Knowing what you’d do differently, or additionally, will also tell me things about what you see as the function of each component post.