thomblake comments on Be a Visiting Fellow at the Singularity Institute - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thomblake 25 May 2010 06:09:14PM * 3 points [-]

Karma is actually a direct measure of IQ, as defined in the wiki.

ETA: Made you look

Comment author: ata 25 May 2010 06:36:57PM 0 points [-]

IQ ≥ 115 + 5 ln(karma + 1)

(It starts at 115 because you get a 15-point bonus just for being on LW in the first place.)

Comment author: gwern 25 May 2010 06:40:17PM 0 points [-]

I hope we're all joking here, because that formula puts me at 152 IQ, which is about 20 points off...

Comment author: Morendil 25 May 2010 06:52:59PM 1 point [-]

In which direction ? ;)

Comment author: gwern 25 May 2010 08:19:16PM 1 point [-]

/summons immense brainpower and causes Morendil's cranium to explode by sheer force of thought