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Comment author: RichardKennaway 11 June 2009 05:02:34PM *  9 points [-]

The journal's web site is here, from where I've just downloaded a copy of the paper. I don't know if it's freely available (my university has a subscription), but if anyone wants it and can't get it from the web site, send me an email address to send it to. (EDIT: Now online, see my later comment.)

The paper describes itself as the third in a series, of which the first appeared in the same journal, volume 19, pp.189-249 (also downloaded). The second is in a volume called "Machine Learning", which you can find here, but I haven't checked if the whole book is accessible. (EDIT: sorry, wrong reference, see later comment.)

Personally, I'm deeply sceptical of all work that has ever been done on AI (including the rebranding as AGI), which is why I consider Friendly AI to be a real but remote problem. However, I've no interest in raining on everyone else's parade. If you think you can make it work, go for it!

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 11 June 2009 05:10:29PM 1 point [-]

Are you this Richard Kennaway? (You gave no apparent contact info.)

Comment author: Cyan 11 June 2009 05:33:59PM 2 points [-]

Presumably he meant LW's direct messaging, which you can use by clicking on the little envelope under your karma score to get to your inbox, and then clicking 'compose'.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 11 June 2009 05:29:33PM 0 points [-]

Yes. Almost all Google hits for "Richard Kennaway" are for me. (Number 2 by a long way is a political scientist in New Zealand.)

Comment author: thomblake 11 June 2009 05:40:49PM 0 points [-]

That's a funny parallel to my own situation. Most hits on the first few pages of Google for "Thom Blake" are me, but the runner-up is a historian from Australia.