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Comment author: timtyler 13 August 2010 08:19:20AM 0 points [-]

Re: "AGI will be developed over the next 100 years"

I list various estimates from those interested enough in the issue to bother giving probabality density functions at the bottom of:

http://alife.co.uk/essays/how_long_before_superintelligence/

Comment author: multifoliaterose 13 August 2010 10:29:13AM 0 points [-]

Thanks, I'll check this out when I get a chance. I don't know whether I'll agree with your conclusions, but it looks like you've at least attempted to answer one of my main questions concerning the feasibility of SIAI's approach.

Comment author: CarlShulman 13 August 2010 11:58:46AM 1 point [-]

Those surveys suffer from selection bias. Nick Bostrom is going to try to get a similar survey instrument administered to a less-selected AI audience. There was also a poll at the AI@50 conference.

Comment author: timtyler 13 August 2010 08:10:42PM 0 points [-]

http://www.engagingexperience.com/2006/07/ai50_first_poll.html

If the raw data was ever published, that might be of some interest.

Comment author: gwern 13 August 2010 01:37:06PM 0 points [-]

Any chance of piggybacking questions relevant to Maes-Garreau on that survey? As you point out on that page, better stats are badly needed.

Comment author: CarlShulman 13 August 2010 02:01:47PM 1 point [-]

And indeed, I suggested to SIAI folk that all public record predictions of AI timelines be collected for that purpose, and such a project is underway.

Comment author: gwern 13 August 2010 02:19:10PM 0 points [-]

Hm, I had not heard about that. SIAI doesn't seem to do a very good job of publicizing its projects or perhaps doesn't do a good job of finishing and releasing them.

Comment author: CarlShulman 13 August 2010 02:29:35PM 0 points [-]

It just started this month, at the same time as Summit preparation.