ciphergoth comments on Why CFAR? The view from 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: So8res 18 December 2015 02:44:40AM 11 points [-]

I don't claim that it developed skill and talent in all participants, nor even in the median participant. I do stand by my claim that it appears to have had drastic good effects on a few people though, and that it led directly to MIRI hires, at least one of which would not have happened otherwise :-)

Comment author: Lumifer 18 December 2015 03:40:43PM 5 points [-]

I don't claim that it developed skill and talent in all participants, nor even in the median participant.

And yet you called it "a resounding success". Does that mean that you're focusing on the crème de la crème, the top tier of the participants, while being less concerned with what's happening in lower quantiles?

Comment author: ciphergoth 19 December 2015 04:19:39PM 6 points [-]

For this unusual, MIRI-comissioned workshop, yes.