Like lukeprog I do not feel the need to repeat the thousands of things about which I agree with EY.
You think I don’t? I agree with almost everyone about thousands of things. I perceive myself to be an uneducated fool. If I read a few posts of someone like Yudkowsky and intuitively agree, that is very weak evidence to trust him or of his superior intellect.
I still think that he’s one of the smartest people though. But there is a limit to what I’ll just accept on mere reassurance. And I have seen nothing that would allow me to conclude that he could accomplish much regarding friendly AI without a billion dollars and a team of mathematicians and other specialists.
You think I don’t? I agree with almost everyone about thousands of things. I perceive myself to be an uneducated fool. If I read a few posts of someone like Yudkowsky and intuitively agree, that is very weak evidence to trust him or of his superior intellect.
I still think that he’s one of the smartest people though. But there is a limit to what I’ll just accept on mere reassurance. And I have seen nothing that would allow me to conclude that he could accomplish much regarding friendly AI without a billion dollars and a team of mathematicians and other specialists.
No, that wasn’t for your benefit at all. Just disclaiming limits. Declarations of criticism are sometimes worth tempering just a tad. :)