Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Cognitive Biases due to a Narcissistic Parent, Illustrated by HPMOR Quotations - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 27 May 2014 09:03:54PM -1 points [-]

Yep.

Comment author: Algernoq 28 May 2014 03:12:00AM -1 points [-]

OK

The simplest explanation for choosing a career in existential risk reduction is that it makes not building a humanity-saving superintelligent AI a virtue instead of a failure. Not that there's anything wrong with failing every now and then.