Pavitra comments on People who want to save the world - Less Wrong

5 Post author: Giles 15 May 2011 12:44AM

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Comment author: Pavitra 14 May 2011 03:29:14PM 3 points [-]

I would slightly modify step 1 as follows: if you think there's a chance you might be useful to SIAI, send them a letter. If they don't accept you, continue to step 2.

Comment author: Giles 14 May 2011 11:57:40PM *  2 points [-]

This isn't exactly what I did. Instead I'm signing up as a volunteer. But in either case the SIAI is the closest thing I know of to a group of rational do-gooders who are actually cooperating. So I want to try and get involved.

Comment author: wallowinmaya 14 May 2011 05:30:21PM *  1 point [-]

I agree. IMO FAI means to first contact and consult the smartest guys in the field, which is presumably the Yudkowsky-gang.