My son is winning. Although only 13 he received a 5 (the highest score) on the calculus BC, and the Java programming AP exams. He is currently taking a college level course in programming at Stanford Online High School (Data Structures and Algorithms), and he works with a programming mentor I found through SSC. He reads SSC, and has read much of the sequences. His life goal is to help program a friendly superintelligence. I’ve been reading SSC, Overcomming Bias, and Lesswrong since the beginning.
Yeah, but which way is the arrow of causality here? Like, was he already a geeky intellectual, and that’s why he’s both good at calculus/programming and he reads SSC/OB/LW? Or was he “pretty average”, started reading SSC/OB/LW, and then that made him become good at calculus/programming?
Is there an actual description of turbocharging training beyond “deliberate practice but where you think hard about not Goodhart-ing and practicing the wrong thing”?
Its one of the things Val taught. I honestly don’t remember much of the details, but “deliberate practice but where you think hard about not Goodhart-ing and practicing the wrong thing”? actually sounds about right.
My son is winning. Although only 13 he received a 5 (the highest score) on the calculus BC, and the Java programming AP exams. He is currently taking a college level course in programming at Stanford Online High School (Data Structures and Algorithms), and he works with a programming mentor I found through SSC. He reads SSC, and has read much of the sequences. His life goal is to help program a friendly superintelligence. I’ve been reading SSC, Overcomming Bias, and Lesswrong since the beginning.
Yeah, but which way is the arrow of causality here? Like, was he already a geeky intellectual, and that’s why he’s both good at calculus/programming and he reads SSC/OB/LW? Or was he “pretty average”, started reading SSC/OB/LW, and then that made him become good at calculus/programming?
Yes, genetics + randomness determines most variation in human behavior, but the SSC/LW stuff has helped provide some direction and motivation.
Have you been using turbocharging training with him?
Is there an actual description of turbocharging training beyond “deliberate practice but where you think hard about not Goodhart-ing and practicing the wrong thing”?
I don’t think there’s been a write-up of it anywhere.
Val started (didn’t finish) a sequence once, but it looks like he removed the sequence-index from his blog:
In any case, I (who am not Val), would endorse that description.
It was taught at CfAR during the period I think James attended.
What is it? I don’t remember turbocharging from CfAR.
Its one of the things Val taught. I honestly don’t remember much of the details, but “deliberate practice but where you think hard about not Goodhart-ing and practicing the wrong thing”? actually sounds about right.