well Roko doesn't know anything about AI so I wouldn't worry about anything he thinks is happening. Ironically Roko is a science fiction writer that's the only honest way to describe what he does
These singularity people should be taken about as seriously as scientologists in terms of the credibility of their beliefs and their understanding of the nature of the world
As far as I can tell they haven't taken over much of AI culture among computer scientists and institutions that use it because what they have to say is so stupid no one even remotely informed on the topic can take it seriously. It's gibberish
their real danger is as you said their terrible ideology although I maintain if you are concerned with maximising the long term utility for humanity you should be a communist
it does but the ideas they are trying to get funding for are too stupid to work which limits their danger as far as I can tell they are an unintentional grift
writers tell stories and stories can have something useful to say about the human condition. Sometimes a story is just bullshit though as in Roko's case he's basically L Ron Hubbard
well Roko doesn't know anything about AI so I wouldn't worry about anything he thinks is happening. Ironically Roko is a science fiction writer that's the only honest way to describe what he does
These singularity people should be taken about as seriously as scientologists in terms of the credibility of their beliefs and their understanding of the nature of the world
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As far as I can tell they haven't taken over much of AI culture among computer scientists and institutions that use it because what they have to say is so stupid no one even remotely informed on the topic can take it seriously. It's gibberish
their real danger is as you said their terrible ideology although I maintain if you are concerned with maximising the long term utility for humanity you should be a communist
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it does but the ideas they are trying to get funding for are too stupid to work which limits their danger as far as I can tell they are an unintentional grift
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Science Fiction writers have something useful to say about the human condition.
I guess the existence of Roko, if not his writing, certainly does do that.
writers tell stories and stories can have something useful to say about the human condition. Sometimes a story is just bullshit though as in Roko's case he's basically L Ron Hubbard