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Comment author: knb 07 June 2015 06:55:18AM *  0 points [-]

So are you claiming he doesn't really believe his argument?

Comment author: IlyaShpitser 07 June 2015 11:12:17AM *  -2 points [-]

I am saying he wrote that article because his friends asked him to. You are asking the wrong person about Scott's beliefs.

Comment author: knb 07 June 2015 09:41:05PM 2 points [-]

I wasn't asking you about his beliefs, I was asking about what implication you were making. We already know what Scott says he believes; unless you doubt he is being honest there is no reason to assume he is stumping for his friends rather than advocating his own beliefs.

Comment author: IlyaShpitser 09 June 2015 10:07:33AM *  1 point [-]

I am not sure what you are asking. I don't think Scott is an evil mutant, he wouldn't just cynically lie, I don't think. AI risk is not one of his usual blog topics, however.


I think you are underestimating the degree to which personal truth is socially constructed, and in particular influenced by friends.

Comment author: Raemon 14 June 2015 04:58:34PM *  1 point [-]

He doesn't talk about AI as often as, say, psychiatry, but he talks about it with some frequency.

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=site%3Aslatestarcodex.com%20artificial%20intelligence

In particular, Meditations on Moloch makes it pretty clear that he takes AI seriously.