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Larks comments on Singularity Institute is now Machine Intelligence Research Institute - Less Wrong Discussion

32 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 31 January 2013 08:25AM

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Comment author: Larks 31 January 2013 10:20:01AM 16 points [-]

I think this is a good change. Bravo!

It will be hard not to refer to "Singinst" anymore as it did trip off the tougne, but I guess "The Singularity Institute for or against Artificial Intelligence, depending on which seems like a better idea at the time" was never really on the cards.

Comment author: cody-bryce 31 January 2013 02:57:36PM 5 points [-]

There is an important tradition of people using the former names of things for decades.

Comment author: Benito 01 February 2013 06:59:26AM 0 points [-]

We could call it the Machriarchy.

(MACHine intelligence ReaseARCH Institute, and just stick in the 'I')