John_Maxwell_IV comments on Less Wrong Q&A with Eliezer Yudkowsky: Ask Your Questions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 14 November 2009 02:31:57AM 0 points [-]

There is a good chance SIAI won't even have a direct hand in programming the FAI.

Care to elaborate?

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 14 November 2009 09:20:31AM *  5 points [-]

Why? It's not like SIAI is on a teleological track to be the one true organization to actually save the world. They have some first-mover advantage to be the focus of this movement, to the extent it's effective in gravitating activity their way. They are currently doing important work on spreading awareness. But if things catch up, others will start seriously working on the problem elsewhere.

Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 15 November 2009 07:43:19PM 1 point [-]

But if things catch up, others will start seriously working on the problem elsewhere.

By things catching up, you mean awareness spreading, right? It doesn't seem like a stretch to guess that SIAI will continue to do a large portion of that.

There's no advantage associated with FAI programmers starting a second group if they know they'll get funded by SIAI and don't have any major disagreements with SIAI's philosophy.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 15 November 2009 08:10:30PM *  0 points [-]

There's no advantage associated with FAI programmers starting a second group if they know they'll get funded by SIAI and don't have any major disagreements with SIAI's philosophy.

Not a rule strictly followed by how things work out in practice.

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