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XiXiDu comments on Q&A with experts on risks from AI #2 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: XiXiDu 09 January 2012 08:08:57PM 10 points [-]

Some remarks:

  • Question #8 is new (thanks to Steve_Rayhawk), that's why only David Plaisted answered it.
  • You can suggest new or better questions.
  • Some of those people are actually reading the comments (see examples of replies I got below).

I've been enjoying reading the discussion it has generated.

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Given the comments, I might change my mind and not post anything. :-)

Oh, well. You asked, I answered, they think I'm an idiot. Another day in the life.

Comment author: jsteinhardt 10 January 2012 07:45:37AM *  3 points [-]

Yes, I think it would be much better if the comments were not so negative (in many cases with little justification). I would request that in the future you explicitly discourage negative comments unless they genuinely add something new to the discussion (i.e. a direct criticism of something the interviewee said that is not simply rehashing a standard argument on LW).

EDIT: Also, thanks for taking the initiative to do this, though like paulfchristiano noted, I think it's important to be careful to make a good impression in general. Perhaps try to get more detailed feedback if possible before sending out the next batch?

Comment author: XiXiDu 10 January 2012 09:44:39AM *  1 point [-]

I think it's important to be careful to make a good impression in general. Perhaps try to get more detailed feedback if possible before sending out the next batch?

SI knows how the emails look that I send and I contact SI for help if there are questions or the need to reply to an expert. What do you mean by 'detailed feedback'? ETA: Never mind, this was the first comment I read.

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