Stuart_Armstrong comments on Checking Kurzweil's track record - Less Wrong

12 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 30 October 2012 11:07AM

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Comment author: selylindi 30 October 2012 01:12:39PM 8 points [-]

This will be done unblinded, because Kurzweil's predictions are so well known that it would be infeasible to find large numbers of people who are technologically aware but ignorant of them.

Is this true? It could be, or alternatively it could simply appear true from your perspective of familiarity. I'm only vaguely aware of Kurzweil and have never heard any mention of him among my group of largely grad student / geek friends.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 30 October 2012 03:17:16PM 1 point [-]

Interesting. My feeling was that it was hard to conceal that it was Kurzweil, and that people would certainly see that it was Kurzweil while googling their answers (also, we would get more interest with a semi-famous name).