It’s just a really big project. It’s almost an order of magnitude longer then In Eq, and it was written in a way that makes it much more challenging to turn into a paper book. E.g., links are pretty important when reading the Sequences. Said another way, the task of getting a physical book up for sale on Amazon is pretty trivial. The process of transforming the actual content of the Sequences into something that works in book form is significantly harder. In Eq doesn’t have this issue.
The enormity of the task combined with other competing priorities at MIRI are the reason it’s not out yet.
I don’t understand. It’s already in book form, just only available as an e-book. Wasn’t the plan to turn the ebook into a physical book? (not create an entirely new book?)
Also, links are great, but they aren’t preventing an audio book. And a goal of R:AZ was that “You can simply read the book as a book.”
Yes.
wtf happened to rationality’s print version?
It’s just a really big project. It’s almost an order of magnitude longer then In Eq, and it was written in a way that makes it much more challenging to turn into a paper book. E.g., links are pretty important when reading the Sequences. Said another way, the task of getting a physical book up for sale on Amazon is pretty trivial. The process of transforming the actual content of the Sequences into something that works in book form is significantly harder. In Eq doesn’t have this issue.
The enormity of the task combined with other competing priorities at MIRI are the reason it’s not out yet.
I don’t understand. It’s already in book form, just only available as an e-book. Wasn’t the plan to turn the ebook into a physical book? (not create an entirely new book?)
Also, links are great, but they aren’t preventing an audio book. And a goal of R:AZ was that “You can simply read the book as a book.”
MIRI themselves stated in 2015 that ” Paper versions should be available later this year.” I guess they were just demonstrating this: https://www.readthesequences.com/Planning-Fallacy
We should start a pool if this will be out before Winds of Winter!
First two of the six volumes are out: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NjFgqv8bzjhXFaELP/new-edition-of-rationality-from-ai-to-zombies