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This post is mainly fumbling around trying to define a reasonable research direction for contributing to FAI research. I've found that layin

One of the enduring traits that I see in most characterizations of artificial intelligences is the idea that an AI would have all of the ski

As far as I can tell, rather than having a single well-defined set of preferences or utility function, my actions more closely reflect the o

I want to preface everything here by acknowledging my own ignorance. I have relatively little formal training in any of the subjects this po

Circa a week ago I posted asking whether bringing up molecular nanotechnology(MNT) as a possible threat avenue for an unfriendly artificial

Molecular nanotechnology, or MNT for those of you who love acronyms, seems to be a fairly common trope on LW and related literature. It's no