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Comment author: Craig_Morgan 20 August 2010 07:03:43AM *  4 points [-]

Hello from Perth! I'm 27, have a computer science background, and have been following Eliezer/Overcoming Bias/Less Wrong since finding LOGI circa 2002. I've also been thinking how I can "position myself to make a difference", and have finally overcome my akrasia; here's what I'm doing.

I'll be attending the 2010 Machine Learning Summer School and Algorithmic Learning Theory Conference for a few reasons:

  • To meet and get to know some people in the AI community. Marcus Hutter will presenting his talk on Universal Artificial Intelligence at MLSS2010.
  • To immerse myself in the current topics of the AI research community.
  • To figure out whether I'm capable of contributing to that research.
  • To figure out whether contributing to that research will actually help in the building of a FAI.
Comment author: Daniel_Burfoot 20 August 2010 04:03:21PM 1 point [-]

Uf. I hope you have a large supply of coffee (or something stronger), and a high tolerance for PowerPoint presentations.

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