ryrybang
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- Comment on Does anyone actually believe this "rogue AI" nonsense? 3 days ago:
I think it’s two things. A publicity stunt to market the “power” of AI. And a conspiracy that helps them with a soft landing of investor expectations when the companies start pulling back on expansion/growth due to lack of demand or out of control costs. It means they can cut back on development because the demand doesn’t exist, but they don’t have to blame it on low demand.
- Comment on Not saying this is Hell, but it's pretty fucking close 3 weeks ago:
He’s eligible for both the full amount of SS and/or SS disability. He’s likely not exploring all options and should talk to a social worker.
Ie, we aren’t getting the full story here.
- Comment on On This Problem Rational People Do Worse— Two boxes, one choice, and $1,000,000. 7 months ago:
I agree with you, but in context.
Meaning, ask me for my superpower and what I’d do with it, sure!
But this channel makes really good science-focused content. So to present this video, which essentially requires an all knowing god-like entity, then try and break down the game theory and probabilities, just seems odd and out of their lane a bit.
The money is the the less interesting bit, the belief in God and outcome is the more interesting one.
If you believe the god bit and play the game:
Take box A&B, get $1.001M: you fooled god, there is free will. Or you are the lucky 1% god can’t predict.
Take box A&B, get $1000: you did not fool god, there is no free will.
Take box B, get $1M: you did not fool god, there is no free will.
Take box B, get $0: you fooled god, there is free will. Or you are the lucky 1% god can’t predict.
If you don’t believe the god bit, then this is just some sort of con man swindle and you are only getting a max $1000 anyway.
So I sorta view this whole thing as religious philosophy, which is why it feels weird on a science channel.
- Comment on On This Problem Rational People Do Worse— Two boxes, one choice, and $1,000,000. 7 months ago:
This was a pretty good video, but the supercomputer setup made me kind of meh on it compared to most of the channel’s videos.
It isn’t really a “problem” in my mind because no such computer can or does exist (one that can predict your decision with 99% accuracy). And they hand wave away what the computer might be doing or collecting to make that decision prior to you even knowing what the problem is going to be. I don’t think you can just hand wave that away.
So that “hypothetical supercomputer” is more like an “impossible supercomputer” which ruins this as a thought experiment part of this for me. It’s like saying all-knowing sky fairy/god/budda has made a prediction about your decision, what would you do?
Well, I’d say I don’t believe in the sky fairy/god/budda and need evidence about the 99% success rate before proceeding.
- Comment on Is it even feasebal to find 12 people who have not been screwed over by insurance for the Luigi trial? 10 months ago:
Seems like you got it all figured out then.
- Comment on Is it even feasebal to find 12 people who have not been screwed over by insurance for the Luigi trial? 10 months ago:
It’s often not that simple or easy, especially if someone explains they can still be impartial. The judge and defense are involved too, the prosecution doesn’t always get what they want.
- Comment on Is it even feasebal to find 12 people who have not been screwed over by insurance for the Luigi trial? 10 months ago:
I don’t think that would be a hard requirement. If somebody can explain how they will be fair despite a negative experience with an insurance company and the prosecution is okay with it, then they can serve.
- Comment on What would it take to make Gemini suitable to be president of the world? 1 year ago:
There’s no president of the world…