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- The assumption that superintelligences can somehow simulate reality to arbitrary degrees of precision runs counter to what we know about thermodynamics, computational irreducibility, and information theory.
A lot of the narratives seem to assume that a superintelligence will somehow free itself from constraints like âcost of computeâ, âcost of stori... See morefrom Someone is wrong on the internet (AGI Doom edition) by halvar.flake
nico kokonas added 3mo ago
- I usually think of contrarianism as being wrong most of the time but helping on the margin because it brings light to positions that are underrated due to social conformity factors. I think most meta-contrarians would admit that theyâre wrong most of the time. It would be quite silly to take the meta contrarian point and think you are right most of... See more
from Losing Faith In Contrarianism by Bentham's Bulldog
nico kokonas added 3mo ago
- The contrarianâs enemy is not only random conformists. Itâs also ridiculously smart people who have studied the topic in incredible depth and concluded that theyâre wrong. And as we all know from certain creative offshoots of rock, paper, scissors, high-IQ mega autists beats public intellectual.
from Losing Faith In Contrarianism by Bentham's Bulldog
nico kokonas added 3mo ago
- Good thinking is about pushing past your current understanding and reaching the thought behind the thought. This often requires breaking old ideas, which is much easier to do when the ideas are as rigid as they get on the page. In a fluid medium like thought or conversation, you can always go, âWell, I didnât mean it like that â or rely on the fact... See more
from How to Think in Writing by Henrik Karlsson
nico kokonas added 3mo ago
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