I’ve definitely done #7: I was far, far behind everyone and exhausted, backpacking to a high ridge in the Grand Tetons. Something snapped, and I just ran up the absurd climb for a good hour or so, passing everyone several times over. By the time I got to the top, I screamed loudly to the world that I am the walrus.
The point is that you may lose your mind in the process of attacking FAI problems directly and relentlessly, and even if you succeed you may afterward believe that you are a walrus. It’s an occupational hazard.
I’ve definitely done #7: I was far, far behind everyone and exhausted, backpacking to a high ridge in the Grand Tetons. Something snapped, and I just ran up the absurd climb for a good hour or so, passing everyone several times over. By the time I got to the top, I screamed loudly to the world that I am the walrus.
The point is that you may lose your mind in the process of attacking FAI problems directly and relentlessly, and even if you succeed you may afterward believe that you are a walrus. It’s an occupational hazard.
For the uninitiated—what is a FAI problem?
Friendly Artificial Intelligence.
Why hazard?
Aren’t you the walrus?