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You're right, it was not specific enough to contribute to the conversation. However, my point was very understandable, though general. I don't believe that there is a control problem because I don't believe AI means what most people think it does.

To elaborate, learning algorithms are just learning algorithms and always will be. No one in the actual practical world who is working on AI is trying to build anything like any sort of entity that has a will. And humans have forgotten about will for some reason, and that's why they're scared of AI.

0g_pepper
Some AGI researchers use the notion of a utility function to define what an AI "wants" to happen. How does the notion of a utility function differ from the notion of a will?
0VAuroch
Will only matters for green lanterns.

I'm not exactly sure about the whole effective altruism ultimatum of "more money equals more better". Obviously it may be that the whole control problem is completely the wrong question. In my opinion, this is the case.

3Viliam
Seems like you posted this comment under a wrong article. This article is about artificial intelligence, more specifically about OpenAI. I also noticed I have a problem to understand the meaning of your comments. Is there a way to make them easier to read, perhaps by providing more context? (For example, I have no idea what "it may be that the whole control problem is completely the wrong question" is supposed to mean.)

Is there a link to the facebook post anywhere? In the meantime, I'll just leave this here:

)|(Just look at Zahir, he did exactly one instance of what I do all the time.

Google is your friend. Here is an example link:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0278691595000933 I have smird'(proof)#regular question, did this just safe it but only for me?

Regular, "dont think about the irony"

Regular I'm fairly certain phrasing things like Harry Potter reference is actually bad for the rationalist community.

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2Raemon
Now I'm curious why this was retracted?
8Raemon
I actually (somewhat) agree - I'm using HP terminology out of experience and because it allows me to gesture at a complicated thingy with few words and have some built in community mythology to support it. BUT this definitely has costs, and if anyone has ideas for a name for this thing that is a) catchy b) communicates the gist of the idea, but c) still leaves people wanting to know more without immediately thinking they know what the project is entirely about but being wrong, so they ask following questions I would probably be in favor of such a name change.

Normal "introducing myself", normal I am of faith.

0PotterChrist
Regular, "dont think about the irony"