Eugine_Nier comments on AALWA: Ask any LessWronger anything - Less Wrong

28 Post author: Will_Newsome 12 January 2014 02:18AM

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Comment author: Will_Newsome 13 January 2014 01:57:43AM *  11 points [-]

My primary interest is determining what the "best" thing to do is, especially via creating a self-improving institution (e.g., an AGI) that can do just that. My philosophical interests stem from that pragmatic desire. I think there are god-like things that interact with humans and I hope that's a good thing but I really don't know. I think LessWrong has been in Eternal September mode for awhile now so I mostly avoid it. Ask me anything, I might answer.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 14 January 2014 01:36:05AM *  3 points [-]

Where are you posting these days?

Comment author: Will_Newsome 14 January 2014 01:49:50AM 4 points [-]

I mostly don't, but when I do, Twitter. @willdoingthings mostly; it's an uninhibited drunken tweeting account. I also participate on IRC in private channels. But in general I've become a lot more secretive and jaded so I post a lot less.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 14 January 2014 07:27:59AM -1 points [-]

Any particular reason? I'd certainly be interested in some of the things you have to say. Incidentally, I've also had some experiences myself that could reasonably be interpreted as supernatural and wouldn't mind comparing notes (although mine are more along the lines of having latent psychic powers and not direct encounters with other entities).