Tag: Response
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Contra Alexander on the Bitter Lesson and IQ
Scott Alexander argues in favor of treating intelligence as a coherent and somewhat monolithic concept. This is a post about the perils of measurement. I argue that intelligence is multifaceted and it’s a mistake to think of it as a linear scale.
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In Defense of AI safety Research
I am an effective altruist, so I’m naturally skeptical of schemes to improve the world that don’t have a lot of evidence behind them. I try to do a lot to support efforts to alleviate global poverty (mostly donating money). I like giving that way because I think it’s very certain that it will do…