John_Maxwell_IV comments on Muehlhauser-Wang Dialogue - Less Wrong

24 Post author: lukeprog 22 April 2012 10:40PM

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 24 April 2012 04:57:21AM 7 points [-]

It might be more worthwhile to try to persuade graduate students and undergraduates who might be considering careers in AI research, since the personal cost associated with deciding that AI research is dangerous is lower for them. So less motivated cognition.

Comment author: ciphergoth 29 April 2012 08:15:17PM 0 points [-]

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it" - Upton Sinclair

Comment author: danieldewey 24 April 2012 05:35:56AM 0 points [-]

Good point!