Do you think that philosophy is mostly nonsense? Or, were you exposed to it mostly through Slashdot, HN, or other rationalism-aligned outlets? You know, "Bayesian", "priors", paperclip maximizers, p(doom)?
If yes, give me 20 minutes to change your mind!
First, in a recent blog article, I argue that scientific materialism is a lousy basis for thinking about our world. It feels clever, but then you wake up in a weird church:
https://blog.coredump.cx/p/haunted-by-the-ghosts-of-materialism
Relatedly, in an earlier article, I discuss views on sentience. To the chagrin of AI haters and AI maximalists alike, it's probably not a quality we can measure. A more insightful question is what we'd do if we could:
https://blog.coredump.cx/p/the-c-word
lcamtuf :verified: :verified: :verified:
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