JoshuaFox comments on Rationality, Singularity, Method, and the Mainstream

JoshuaFox 22 Mar 2011 13:48 UTC
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I couldn’t have put it better myself.

I do understand the SIAI’s explanations for their rationality work.
1. It recruits good people.
2. FAI is a field that does not allow experimentation, and the stakes are high, and so top rationality skills are needed. And maybe:
3. Understanding correct rationality as well as human biases may cast light on the best architecture for an AGI.
But in the end, I quite agree with Mitchell’s points.
What links here?
- lukeprog's comment on Rationality, Singularity, Method, and the Mainstream by Mitchell_Porter (22 Mar 2011 15:15 UTC; 10 points)
- David_Gerard 22 Mar 2011 17:12 UTC
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  I do understand the SIAI’s explanations for their rationality work. 1. It recruits good people.
  
  I can’t find the cite, but I vaguely recall someone from SIAI saying that LessWrong and the rationality stuff was by far the most effective recruitment method they’ve ever used.
  - benelliott 22 Mar 2011 18:40 UTC
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    What other methods have they used?
    - David_Gerard 22 Mar 2011 18:41 UTC
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      Presumably more conventional methods of recruitment. I did say “vaguely recall” :-) Anyone from SIAI here?