It is entertaining indeed that a non computer scientist entrepreneur (Elon Musk) is emotionally influenced by the incredibly fallacious pseudo-scientific bullshit of Nick Bostrom, another non-computer scientist, and that people are talking about it.
So let’s see, a clown writes a book, and an investor thinks it is a credible book while it is not true. What makes this hilarious is people’s reactions to it. A ship of fools.
Do you have any serious counter arguments to ideas presented in a Bostrom’s book? Majority of top AI experts agree that we will have human-level AI by the end of this century, and people like Musk, Bostrom and MIRI guys are just trying to think about possible negative impacts that this development may have on humans. The problem is that the fate of humanity may depend on action of non-human actors, who will likely have utility function incompatible with human survival and it is perfectly rational to be worried about that.
Those ideas are definitely not above criticism but also should not be dismissed based on perceived lack of expertise. Someone like Elon Musk has actually direct contact with people who are working on one of the most advanced AI projects on earth (Vicarious, DeepMind), so he certainly knows what he is talking about.
I do. Nick Bostrom is a creationist idiot (simulation “argument” is creationism), with absolutely no expertise in AI, who thinks the doomsday argument is true. Funnily enough, he does claim to be an expert in several extremely difficult fields including AI and computational neuroscience despite lack of any serious technical publications, on his book cover. That’s usually a red flag indicating a charlatan. Despite whatever you might think, a “social scientist” is ill-equipped to say anything about AI. That’s enough for now. For a more detailed exposition, I am afraid you will have to wait a while longer. You will know it, when you see it, stay tuned!
+1 for entertainment value.
EDIT: I am not agreeing with examachine’s comment, I just think it’s hilariously bad.
It is entertaining indeed that a non computer scientist entrepreneur (Elon Musk) is emotionally influenced by the incredibly fallacious pseudo-scientific bullshit of Nick Bostrom, another non-computer scientist, and that people are talking about it.
So let’s see, a clown writes a book, and an investor thinks it is a credible book while it is not true. What makes this hilarious is people’s reactions to it. A ship of fools.
Do you have any serious counter arguments to ideas presented in a Bostrom’s book? Majority of top AI experts agree that we will have human-level AI by the end of this century, and people like Musk, Bostrom and MIRI guys are just trying to think about possible negative impacts that this development may have on humans. The problem is that the fate of humanity may depend on action of non-human actors, who will likely have utility function incompatible with human survival and it is perfectly rational to be worried about that.
Those ideas are definitely not above criticism but also should not be dismissed based on perceived lack of expertise. Someone like Elon Musk has actually direct contact with people who are working on one of the most advanced AI projects on earth (Vicarious, DeepMind), so he certainly knows what he is talking about.
I do. Nick Bostrom is a creationist idiot (simulation “argument” is creationism), with absolutely no expertise in AI, who thinks the doomsday argument is true. Funnily enough, he does claim to be an expert in several extremely difficult fields including AI and computational neuroscience despite lack of any serious technical publications, on his book cover. That’s usually a red flag indicating a charlatan. Despite whatever you might think, a “social scientist” is ill-equipped to say anything about AI. That’s enough for now. For a more detailed exposition, I am afraid you will have to wait a while longer. You will know it, when you see it, stay tuned!