If I wanted to explain all these marvelous ideas I had, I’d have to go back, and back, and back. I’d have to start with the things I’d figured out before I was even thinking about Artificial Intelligence, the foundations without which nothing else would make sense.
As much as I am enjoying the sequences, I can tell you right now that they are not written in a way that makes them very accessible to the layperson. The Simple Truth is pretty solid, but the rest of the foundations still haven’t come into focus for me. I can see the buildings and rooftops, but I still don’t feel like I have the foundations.
I am picking up more than enough knowledge and understanding to start filling the gaps myself but I still stop and wonder how tab A fits into slot B. Eventually it clicks and when it does I know how I could have said it to my past self in only a few sentences. But this is an unfair comparison for me to make against you.
The only reason I bring this up is because you seem very interested in explaining your ideas. You are doing great but I don’t think you are quite where you want to be yet. I have no problem with the quality of your work but, if you are anything like me, you would have a problem with it if you were given the chance to see it through my eyes. I suspect you would be surprised and say, “Oh, wow, that isn’t what I intended at all.”
This is why I have been adding my thoughts on the older articles as I read them. I am hoping that that somehow my first exposure can be useful feedback for you. (Well, that and talking about it helps me remember things more accurately.)
In any case, thank you very much for the hard work. I am at 140 of 584 on the list and am looking forward to the rest.
As much as I am enjoying the sequences, I can tell you right now that they are not written in a way that makes them very accessible to the layperson. The Simple Truth is pretty solid, but the rest of the foundations still haven’t come into focus for me. I can see the buildings and rooftops, but I still don’t feel like I have the foundations.
I am picking up more than enough knowledge and understanding to start filling the gaps myself but I still stop and wonder how tab A fits into slot B. Eventually it clicks and when it does I know how I could have said it to my past self in only a few sentences. But this is an unfair comparison for me to make against you.
The only reason I bring this up is because you seem very interested in explaining your ideas. You are doing great but I don’t think you are quite where you want to be yet. I have no problem with the quality of your work but, if you are anything like me, you would have a problem with it if you were given the chance to see it through my eyes. I suspect you would be surprised and say, “Oh, wow, that isn’t what I intended at all.”
This is why I have been adding my thoughts on the older articles as I read them. I am hoping that that somehow my first exposure can be useful feedback for you. (Well, that and talking about it helps me remember things more accurately.)
In any case, thank you very much for the hard work. I am at 140 of 584 on the list and am looking forward to the rest.