Eliezer yudkowsky is a brilliant rationalist that will help you ground in reality and give you the tools to more accurately exist. I dont know if this is true, but that raises an interesting idea. Justified expectation of pleasant surprises vagueness usually has a bad name in rationality connoting skipped steps in reasoning and attempts to avoid falsification. His hundreds of posts at overcoming bias now moved to less wrong are a treasure trove for those who want to improve their own rationality. Helped found and is probably the most prolific poster to the blogdiscussion site less wrong, and is currently writing a book on rationality. For email updates on nonfiction by eliezer yudkowsky, including the next four rationality. A compilation of two years of daily blog posts on rationality. Writing is first published on the internet is usually dismissed as derivative, amateur and unpolished. His publications include the cambridge handbook of artificial intelligence chapter the ethics of artificial intelligence, coauthored with nick bostrom yudkowsky s writings have helped. Please add yourself to thisemail listto be notified when i begin writing again. Then came the hogwarts letter, and a world of intriguing new possibilities to exploit.
Well, the way that happened is that i was trying to write a nonfiction popular book on rationality and the writing. A previous post showed how prospect theory in behavioral economics explains why so many gambled on trump, and our last post discussed why the artificial intelligence and decision theory expert eliezer yudkowsky thinks gambling on trump is a mistake. It helped me reflect on my own choices in life, and it will help you reflect on yours. A girl corrupted by the internet is the summoned hero ebook. If i were to constrain myself to only write about things i h. If it doesnt fundamentally change you, they youre either already a perfect rationalist ha. Eliezer yudkowsky author of harry potter and the methods of.
Neoreaction, rationalism, and eliezer yudkowsky eruditorum. The tvtropes page on me lists me as a science hero. Yudkowsky born september 11, 1979 is an american writer, blogger, and advocate for the singularity and friendly artificial intelligence. Eliezer shlomo yudkowsky born september 11, 1979 is an american artificial intelligence ai researcher and writer best known for popularizing the idea of friendly artificial intelligence. But both ord and yudkowsky provide the same set of three specific historical cases as evidence of the poor track record of such confident denouncements.
Rationalism is the belief that eliezer yudkowsky is the rightful caliph. Yudkowsky is the creator of lesswrong which i often use as a shorthand for the entire rationality space. I have previously remarked that one way of preventing your characters from being stupid, is to ask yourself what you would do in their shoes. I wasnt around at the time, but i eventually found scott alexanders work at slate star codex, who is linked in the sidebar and is. His publications include the cambridge handbook of artificial intelligence chapter the ethics of artificial intelligence, coauthored with nick bostrom. Contentsshow first read august 2010 journal read august 31st 2010. Give your consciousness a tuneup and buy this book already. All proceeds go directly to funding research at the machine intelligence research institute, a 501c3.
Eliezer yudkowsky, author at machine intelligence research. Published by eliezer yudkowsky aka less wrong 20100228 20150314 at hpmor authorized mirror of harry potter and the methods of rationality written source material can be found in various formats at. A girl corrupted by the internet is the summoned hero book. His work on the prospect of a runaway intelligence. Discussion takes place in the yudkowskys essays facebook group. Eliezer yudkowsky draws on knowledge about cognitive biases, the math of human decisionmaking, probability theory, and other fields to present a coherent picture of how humans think and some of the common mistakes that we should try to avoid. He is a cofounder and research fellow at the machine intelligence research institute miri, a private research nonprofit based in berkeley, california. He is a decision theorist specializing in selfreference and reflection, a fact which unstoppably infects his writing no matter how frivolous.
This book is a compilation of 333 blog posts that eliezer yudkowsky wrote for. Eliezer shlomo yudkowsky born september 11, 1979 is an american artificial intelligence ai researcher and writer best known for popularizing the idea of. While i tend to publish most of my writing for free, i strongly believe that money is not evil. Freely mixing debates on the foundations of rational decisionmaking with tips for everyday life, yudkowsky explores the central question of when we can and cant expect to. It gets funny, as harry gets to grips with the fact that magic exists, and that it works. Eliezer yudkowsky audio books, best sellers, author bio. Eliezer yudkowskys inadequate equilibria is a sharp and lively guidebook for anyone questioning when and how they can know better, and do better, than the status quo. Harry potter and the methods of rationality is a harry potter fanfic written by eliezer yudkowsky which you can find here. Anyone with the ability to write strictly universally better books than j.
By the time this post goes up, i will have finished the book recall that i typically schedule posts two or more days in advance. Eliezer warns that overuse of the outside view can prevent you from having any kind of meaningful opinion at all. I do ask for acknowledgment and a link or other reference to the original, but so long as the. Yudkowsky cofounded and works at the machine intelligence research institute formerly the singularity institute for artificial intelligence, a nonprofit organization that concerns itself with the concept known as the singularity.
His chapter, artificial intelligence as a positive and negative factor in global risk, cites my 2001 article superintelligent machines as an example of technical failure because i use. The first edition of the novel was published in march 14th 2015, and was written by eliezer yudkowsky. Eliezer shlomo yudkowsky born september 11, 1979 is an american ai researcher and writer best known for popularising the idea of friendly artificial intelligence. I really like this idea and will definitely check this book out, but im not setting my expectations too high since i rarely found his blog posts more insightful than articles written by economists. From ai to zombies is a 2015 ebook by eliezer yudkowsky on human rationality and irrationality in cognitive science. Eliezer yudkowsky read the authors books online bookmate. A rtificial intelligence theorist eliezer yudkowsky defines rationality in one of two ways. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dark lords answer. An introduction by rob bensinger rational feelings the many faces of bias a word about this text map and territory book i. Ruby, habryka, ben pace, raemon, jimrandomh, vaniver.
Eliezer yudkowsky on politics part 2 reason and meaning. So eliezer yudkowsky decided the original story of harry potter. I have omitted all advice that is duplicated in standard writing books. Miri senior researcher eliezer yudkowsky was recently invited to be a guest on sam harris waking up podcast.
What is lesswrong and why do people say it is a cult. Therefore, anyone is welcome to take characters or settings from my original online fiction, such as the beisutsukai or the babyeating aliens, and use them in new commercial works of your own creation. In map and territory, decision theorist eliezer yudkowsky asks what a martial art of rationality would look like, beginning with the basic fighting stancethe orientation toward the world that lets us get the most bang for our cognitive buck, that best positions us to understand and react to brains strange acts of selfdestruction. Eliezer yudkowsky and i havent always agreed about everything, but on the subject of bureaucracies and how they fail, his insights are gold. Writing characters with an inner spark of life and optimization. Eliezer yudkowskys books eliezer yudkowsky average rating. Books by eliezer yudkowsky author of harry potter and the. Sam harris to write book on ai with eliezer yudkowsky.
Bill hibbard 2006 here is a message posted by eliezer yudkowsky soliciting feedback to two chapters he is writing for a book edited by nick bostrom, global catastrophic risks. Ai researcher eliezer yudkowsky is something of an expert at human rationality, and at teaching it to others. So people say that it takes more than intelligence to succeed in human society. Eliezer yudkowsky s most popular book is harry potter and the methods of rationality. His hundreds of posts at less wrong are a treasure trove for those who want to improve their own rationality. What would be among your first thoughts, dear reader, on finding that you had been mysteriously transported into a magical world. Kindle store sounds to be just as crappy as methods. From ai to zombies compiles six volumes of yudkowskys essays into a single electronic tome. And while this is true of the vast majority of fanfiction on the web, there are some notable exceptions. Eliezer yudkowsky s books eliezer yudkowsky average rating. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 2007 pages and is available in ebook format.
Originally posted on the overcoming bias and less wrong blogs. Sep 20, 2009 eliezeryudkowsky is a fanfiction author that has written 3 stories for xovers, haruhi suzumiya series, and misc. Ive been trying to read this book for almost three years now and every time i read a little further, i just find myself disgusted with everything the writer has done. However, on the other end, i dont want to simply polish notes. Harry potter and the methods of rationality by eliezer. Eliezer yudkowsky on politics part 1 reason and meaning. I liked his early lw stuff more than i would like a blog post by most other people. Review of inadequate equilibria, by eliezer yudkowsky. Now, other people have since told me that big yud at least read the first book or two. Eliezer yudkowskys most popular book is harry potter and the methods of rationality. The ebook can be downloaded on a paywhatyouwant basis from or viewed on the website it is an edited and reorganized version of the sequences, a series of blog posts published to less wrong and. Wikipedia says im an artificial intelligence researcher. Im trying to write a nonfiction book on rationality. Harry potter and the methods of rationality eliezer.
Eliezer yudkowsky on politics part 1 december 10, 2016 politics 2016election warning john messerly in our previous post, we examined how prospect theory helps explain why so many american voters were willing to risk voting for such a manifestly unqualified candidate for president like donald trump. Theres a popular concept of intelligence as book smarts, like calculus or chess, as opposed to, say, social skills. Eliezer yudkowsky is a decision theorist and computer scientist at the machine intelligence research institute in berkeley, california who is known for his work in technological forecasting. The highest upvoted item on the eliezer yudkowsky facts page says, if you say eliezer yudkowsky s name 3 times out loud, it.
It gets interesting when harrys rationality gets him sorted into ravenclaw, and as he decides to bring draco malfoy under rationalitys wing. Freely mixing debates on the foundations of rational decisionmaking with tips for everyday life, yudkowsky explores the central question of when we can and cant expect to spot systemic inefficiencies, and exploit them. Eliezer yudkowsky s inadequate equilibria is a sharp and lively guidebook for anyone questioning when and how they can know better, and do better, than the status quo. From ai to zombies, eliezer yudkowsky explains the science underlying human irrationality with a mix of fables, argumentative essays, and personal vignettes. As many of you probably know, i spent a year and a half yelling at eliezer yudkowsky for not reading the harry potter books before writing harry potter and the methods of rationality. Or if you read a really good book a long time ago, but cant remember its name though you remember when you read it. Optimize literally everything intelligent characters. Now, yud as ill refer to him for short, for convenience rather than meaning anything derogatory is certainly a little smarter than your average bear.
Sam is a neuroscientist and popular author who writes on topics related to philosophy, religion, and public discourse. The following is a list of all articles from less wrong, in chronological order the purpose of this list is to keep track of which concepts introduced in these articles still need pages created for them on this wiki, and to keep track of the wiki pages that should have these articles listed in their blog posts section. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. And new friends, like hermione granger, and professor mcgonagall, and professor quirrell. Alphago zero uses 4 tpus, is built entirely out of neural nets with no handcrafted features, doesnt pretrain against expert games or anything else human, reaches a superhuman level after 3 days of selfplay, and is the strongest version of alphago yet. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Yudkowsky s tone is eager, sometimes derogatory, challenging. Eliezer shlomo yudkowsky is an american artificial intelligence. The following is a complete transcript of sam and eliezer s conversation, ai.
Dark lords answer kindle edition by yudkowsky, eliezer. Freely mixing debates on the foundations of rational decisionmaking with tips for everyday life, yudkowsky explores the central question of when we can and cant expect to spot systemic inefficiencies, and exploit. That said i really hope he commissions an external editor andor feedback from outside the community. Eliezer yudkowsky author of harry potter and the methods. Let me say that eliezer may have already done more to save the world than most people in history. Mar 11, 2015 eliezer yudkowsky is the author of harry potter and the methods of rationality and rationality. A decision theorist and researcher at the machine intelligence research institute, yudkowsky published earlier drafts of his writings to the websites overcoming bias and less wrong. Eliezer yudkowsky, author of harry potter and the methods of rationality, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. I suppose this can technically be called writing a book with eliezer yudkowsky, but what i was imagining in my mind based on this headline is distinct from what appears to be happening here.
In a post written the day before the election, yudkowsky expanded on both themes, providing a simple explanation of how. I wasnt around at the time, but i eventually found scott alexanders work at slate star codex, who is linked in the sidebar and is one of the inspirations. It starts out a little weak, as yudkowsky gets to grips with the writing process. Author of three worlds collide and harry potter and the methods of rationality, the shorter works trust in godthe riddle of kyon and the finale of the ultimate meta mega crossover, and various other fiction.
Petunia married a biochemist, and harry grew up reading science and science fiction. These eyeopening accounts of how the mind works and how, all too often, it doesnt. Today we are going to explore two different web serials. Eliezer yudkowsky is the author of harry potter and the methods of rationality and rationality. Eliezer yudkowsky on politics part 2 december 11, 2016 politics 2016election warning john messerly a previous post showed how prospect theory in behavioral economics explains why so many gambled on trump, and our last pos t discussed why the artificial intelligence and decision theory expert eliezer yudkowsky thinks gambling on trump is. The main characters of this fantasy, fiction story are. Pdf harry potter and the methods of rationality book by. I began writing this story just for fun in my downtime from working on my nonfiction rationality book, uncertain at first if anyone would be interested. Eliezer yudkowsky has 40 books on goodreads with 55638 ratings.
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