TraderJoe comments on Einstein's Superpowers - Less Wrong

30 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 30 May 2008 06:40AM

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Comment author: burger_flipper2 30 May 2008 02:38:24PM 2 points [-]

Interesting choice to use the A.I. box experiment as an example for this post, when the methods used by EY in it were not revealed. Whatever the rationale for keeping it close to the vest, not showing how it was done struck me as an attempt to build mystique, if not appear magical.

This post also seems a little inconsistent with EY’s assistant researcher job listing, which said something to the effect that only those with 1 in 100k g need apply, though those with 1 in 1000 could contribute to the cause monetarily. The error may be mine in this instance, because I may be in the minority when I assume someone who claims to have Einstein’s intelligence is not claiming anything like 1 in 100k g.

Comment author: TraderJoe 11 March 2013 08:42:03AM 1 point [-]

Why would you need any g to contribute money?

Comment author: ESRogs 12 March 2013 01:36:24AM 1 point [-]

I believe that was meant to be: those with 1 in 1000 g or below...