And most of the quotes are reasonably accessible, I have only spotted a couple where the inferential distance might be an issue: “utility maximising, as it’s hard to code for reduced impact, and if it doesn’t use all the resources then someone else can” (I couldn’t figure out what is meant here, so an average Wired reader probably can’t, either) and “the number of jumps from village idiot to Einstein might not be as many as we think” (not obvious without reading the relevant LW post). Overall, a really good job popularizing the SI/FHI views.
And most of the quotes are reasonably accessible, I have only spotted a couple where the inferential distance might be an issue: “utility maximising, as it’s hard to code for reduced impact, and if it doesn’t use all the resources then someone else can” (I couldn’t figure out what is meant here, so an average Wired reader probably can’t, either) and “the number of jumps from village idiot to Einstein might not be as many as we think” (not obvious without reading the relevant LW post). Overall, a really good job popularizing the SI/FHI views.