Would you prefer working for a company whose name implies it's open (but turns out to be closed), or one whose name implies it's stable (but turns out to be unstable)?
People are calling Yudkowsky an intellectual giant, but he has had no influence on serious people like me. He is merely a fanfiction writer who started getting attention a year ago when he pivoted to talking about AI. In this LessWrong post, I will –
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100%. Hard to say something of substance nowadays that is not in some way a response to Yudkowsky. I disagree with the guy on many things but IMO this is the mark of a Kant-level philosophical giant.
it really pains me to say this but yudkowsky is an intellectual titan and arguably one of the most important men alive and his arguments are unassailable by midwittery like this
