AngryParsley comments on Back of the envelope calculations around the singularity. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AngryParsley 15 January 2010 09:19:09AM 1 point [-]

I think SIAI is focusing on clean AI because most academic research is on messy AI. If you look at the margins, one more unit of research on clean AI is probably more beneficial than one more unit of research on messy AI.

Oh and there's the selection effect of LW posters replying in an AI thread.

Comment author: whpearson 15 January 2010 09:34:27AM 1 point [-]

There are very few people working on making messy AI Friendly, though. Most of it is charging forward recklessly.