AlexMennen comments on Engaging Intellectual Elites at Less Wrong - Less Wrong

11 Post author: lukeprog 13 August 2013 05:55PM

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Comment author: AlexMennen 16 August 2013 01:51:30AM 1 point [-]

That problem is AI-complete.

Comment author: Bugmaster 16 August 2013 02:22:33AM 0 points [-]

Firstly, I'm not convinced that this is the case (though I am open to being convinced). Secondly, what does "quality" mean if this is true ? Does it mean "a forum that lukeprog personally likes", or is there more to it ?

Comment author: solipsist 16 August 2013 06:08:30PM -1 points [-]

See Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Or, alternatively, skip it, because it's horribly over-rated.

Comment author: Bugmaster 16 August 2013 06:27:59PM 0 points [-]

I don't see the relevance. The notion of "quality" as an independent substance, as it is presented in the book, bears little relevance to lukeprog's post.

FWIW I did enjoy Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. The philosophy in the book is shoddy and full of holes, of course, but it's not a book about philosophy -- it's a book about one man's struggle with love and madness.

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 18 August 2013 09:17:33PM -1 points [-]

Then perhaps MIRI should find some smart people with good math skills to create the AI.