Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Should I believe what the SIAI claims? - Less Wrong

23 Post author: XiXiDu 12 August 2010 02:33PM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 12 August 2010 05:48:38PM *  4 points [-]

Oh, is that the substantive point? How the heck was I supposed to know you were singling that out?

That one's easy: We're doing complex multi-step extrapolations argued to be from inductive generalizations themselves supported by the evidence, which can't be expected to come with experimental confirmation of the "Yes, we built an unFriendly AI and it went foom and destroyed the world" sort. This sort of thing is dangerous, but a lot of our predictions are really antipredictions and so the negations of the claims are even more questionable once you examine them.

Comment author: XiXiDu 13 August 2010 02:20:35PM *  6 points [-]

If you have nothing valuable to say, why don't you stay away from commenting at all? Otherwise you could simply ask me what I meant to say, if something isn't clear. But those empty statements coming from you recently make me question if you've been the person that I thought you are. You cannot even guess what I am trying to ask here? Oh come on...

I was inquiring about the supportive evidence at the origin of your complex multi-step extrapolations argued to be from inductive generalizations. If there isn't any, what difference is there between writing fiction and complex multi-step extrapolations argued to be from inductive generalizations?

Comment author: multifoliaterose 12 August 2010 05:54:18PM 1 point [-]

What you say here makes sense, sorry for not being more clear earlier. See my list of questions in my response to another one of your comments.