Comment author: incariol 27 June 2012 11:07:15AM 2 points [-]

Mandate

"The Mandate is a Gnostic School founded by Seswatha in 2156 to continue the war against the Consult and to protect the Three Seas from the return of the No-God.

... [it] also differs in the fanaticism of its members: apparently, all sorcerers of rank continuously dream Seswartha's experiences of the Apocalypse every night ...

...the power of the Gnosis makes the Mandate more than a match for schools as large as, say, the Scarlet Spires."

No-God/UFAI, Gnosis/x-rationality, the Consult/AGI community? ;-)

Comment author: Fhyve 17 June 2012 04:44:06AM *  5 points [-]

I am a young person (20) who is good at math and hasn't been entrenched in the system yet. I am also already on board with AI risk reduction. I would really like to work as a researcher.

However, I don't have much to show for myself, and I don't think I can substantiate my claims right now. I do not know enough about research to know if I am going to be good at it. At the moment, I have a pretty good topical view of math, but not a very good technical view - I am only into second year university math. Pure math and theoretical comp sci especially appeal to me.

How do I find out if I can be a researcher? How do I show you that I can be a good researcher if I find that I can in fact become a good researcher? What sort of math should I be studying - any textbooks to recommend?

Comment author: incariol 17 June 2012 09:52:11AM 2 points [-]

You can find a few suggestions here, for starters.

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