roystgnr comments on AI risk, new executive summary - Less Wrong

12 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 18 April 2014 10:45AM

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Comment author: roystgnr 22 April 2014 06:30:11PM 2 points [-]

Something about the name-dropping and phrasing in the "super-committee" line is off-putting. I'm not sure how to fix it, though.

In the second to last paragraph you write "nut" instead of "not".

In the last paragraph you're using the word "either" when I think "each" or "both" would be more correct.

Mostly this looks good.

Comment author: kokotajlod 30 April 2014 11:08:11PM 0 points [-]

Something about the name-dropping and phrasing in the "super-committee" line is off-putting. I'm not sure how to fix it, though.

Agreed. Maybe it is because it feels like you are talking down to us with the name-dropping? Perhaps this should be tested with people who are unfamiliar with LW and AI-related ideas, to see if they have the same reaction.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 25 April 2014 09:33:10AM *  0 points [-]

Thanks! A lot of the supercomittee weirdness is due to space constraints (this fits on 2 A4 sides - just about).

Using "both" now, thanks.