XiXiDu comments on Other Existential Risks - Less Wrong

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Comment author: XiXiDu 19 August 2010 09:41:59AM *  1 point [-]

More specifically my point regarding other peoples beliefs was that there are people who know about the topic of superhuman AI and related risks but, judged by their less or non-existing campaigns to prevent the risks, came to different conclusions.

Reference: The Singularity: An Appraisal (Video) - Alastair Reynolds, Vernor Vinge, Charles Stross, Karl Schroeder

In the case of AI researchers like Marvin Minsky, amongst others, the knowledge of possible risks should be reasonable to infer from their overall familiarity with the topic.

EY wasn't arguing "My IQ is so damn high that I just have to be right.

I disagree based on the following evidence:

The object of the game here is to evaluate hypothesis which have already been generated (ie SIAI claims).

Hypothesis based on shaky conclusions, not on previous evidence.

Comment author: wedrifid 19 August 2010 12:19:46PM 3 points [-]

I disagree based on the following evidence:

I actually feel embarrassed just from reading that.

Comment author: Gabriel 19 August 2010 08:30:22PM 7 points [-]

EY wasn't arguing "My IQ is so damn high that I just have to be right.

I disagree based on the following evidence:

http://xixidu.net/lw/05.png "At present I do not know of any other person who could do that." (Reference)

You keep posting screenshots from the deleted Roko's post, with the "forbidden" parts blacked-out. I agree that the whole matter could have been handled much better, but I don't see how it or the other quoted line bears on the interpretation of the sentence quoted at the top of jimmy's post. Also, people have asked you several times to stop reminding them of the deleted post and the need for quotes proving that EY thinks highly of his intelligence can be satisfied without doing that. Seriously, they're everywhere.

Comment author: jimmy 19 August 2010 06:09:11PM 0 points [-]

See the edit to the original comment.