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. Because the emh efficient market hypothesis stipulates there is no way for anyone to profit from japans. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. The eliezer yudkowsky handbook everything you need to. This is scotts example of what yudkowsky calls in his new book inadequate equilibria. Eliezer yudkowsky on politics part 2 reason and meaning. Preceding unsigned comment added by economicprof talk contribs 15.
Harry potter and the methods of rationality by eliezer. Eliezer shlomo yudkowsky born september 11, 1979 is an american ai researcher and writer best known for popularising the idea of friendly artificial intelligence. Eliezer yudkowsky has 40 books on goodreads with 55638 ratings. Eliezer yudkowskys most popular book is harry potter and the methods of rationality. Miri senior researcher eliezer yudkowsky was recently invited to be a guest on sam harris waking up podcast. Yudkowsky is the creator of lesswrong which i often use as a shorthand for the entire rationality space.
The book itself is amazing, but this audio recording omits numerous chapters due to their inclusion of diagrams and mathematics. The original sequences were written by eliezer yudkowsky with the goal of creating a book on rationality. Maybe you just cant protect people from certain specialized types of folly with any sane amount of regulation, and the correct response is to give up on the high social costs of. Sam is a neuroscientist and popular author who writes on topics related to philosophy, religion, and public discourse. Scott alexander, the ideology is not the movement 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. This was the book that launched me on my career in artificial intelligence and cognitive. Her ultimate fictional hero, john galt, was a scientist who invented a new form of cheap renewable energy.
Eliezer yudkowsky on intelligence explosion youtube. Futurist, cryonicist, and life insurance guru rudi hoffman is here to give the best sales pitch for signing up for cryonics that i steven, and i suspect all of the hosts have heard. Helped found and is probably the most prolific poster to the blogdiscussion site less wrong, and is currently writing a book on rationality. A woman i met who didnt seem to believe in god at all, while honestly believing that she had deceived herself successfully which may bring most of the same placebo benefits. Eliezer yudkowsky s most popular book is harry potter and the methods of rationality. So, theres been a line of complaint about neoreaction a basilisk my new book, currently funding on kickstarter that accuses it of being an attempt to slander rationalism, and specifically eliezer yudkowsky, by linking them to neoreaction. Eliezer shlomo yudkowsky is an american artificial intelligence researcher concerned with the singularity and an advocate of friendly artificial intelligence, living in redwood city, california. 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. Im a professor at smith college and am not affiliated with the singularity institute.
From ai to zombies a series by eliezer yudkowsky if you live in an urban area, you probably dont need to walk very far to find a martial arts dojo. Robot cultist eliezer yudkowskys ugly celebration of. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Eliezer yudkowsky read the authors books online bookmate. Eliezer shlomo yudkowsky is an american artificial intelligence researcher concerned with the singularity and an advocate of friendly artificial intelligence, living in. His day job is with the singularity institute for artificial intelligence.
Eliezer yudkowsky audio books, best sellers, author bio. Miri has since collated and edited the sequences into rationality. Eliezer yudkowsky and i havent always agreed about everything, but on the subject of bureaucracies and how they fail, his insights are. Apr 24, 2009 no, really, ive deceived myself and belief in selfdeception by eliezer yudkowsky. Selfdeception, confirmation bias, magical thinkingit sometimes seems our ingenuity is boundless when it comes to shooting ourselves in the foot. 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. In map and territory, decision theorist eliezer yudkowsky asks what a martial art. Harry potter and the methods of rationality, up to chapter 77 as of december 15th 2011 read. Eliezer yudkowsky is a research fellow of the machine intelligence research institute, which he cofounded in 2001. The book explores when we should be willing to believe that we have an idea that others have overlooked. Inadequate equilibria is a book about a generalized notion of efficient markets, and how we can use this notion to guess where society will or wont be effective at pursuing some widely desired goal. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. And of being part of a communist propaganda campaign to this end. Harry potter and the methods of rationality download ebook.
His publications include the cambridge handbook of artificial intelligence. Join facebook to connect with eliezer yudkowsky and others you may know. Nov 25, 2017 eliezer yudkowskys new book inadequate equilibria is really two disconnected books, one larger book that does an excellent job of explaining how individuals acting directly can often improve on the best advice of experts embedded in broken institutions, and another smaller book that largely fails to explain why one can realistically hope. Mar 11, 2015 eliezer yudkowsky is the author of harry potter and the methods of rationality and rationality. This book is a distillation of eliezer yudkowskys sequences on human thought and rationality. 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. This book is your ultimate eliezer yudkowsky resource. The ai does not hate you, nor does it love you, but you are made of atoms which it can use for something else. Eliezer yudkowsky epistle to the new york less wrongians april 2011 tags. In the moot to a post yesterday my friend jim fehlinger drew our attention to an essay from 2008 from robocultic singularitarian, wouldbe soopergenius, wannabeguru eliezer yudkowsky. Eliezer yudkowskys inadequate equilibria is a sharp and lively guidebook for.
Rationality reading list center for applied rationality. If it doesnt fundamentally change you, they youre either already a perfect rationalist ha. Paths, dangers, strategies sketches out goods argument in detail. A key book for thiel is the american challenge, by the french writer j. Long time listeners will have heard steven plug his name several times, but now weve got the man himself. According to my book yudkowsky is a significant ai researcher. Follow eliezer yudkowsky and explore their bibliography from s eliezer yudkowsky author page. Eliezer yudkowsky is the author of harry potter and the methods of rationality and rationality. This phrase is a reference to a statement by one of the leading thinkers of the community in question, eliezer yudkowsky. Its intended to serve both as an introduction to thinking about thinking and as a resource for people interested in digging deeper into epistemology, metacognition, and how to be less wrong. Let me say that eliezer may have already done more to save the world than most people in history.
Where and how civilizations get stuck yudkowsky, eliezer on. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about eliezer yudkowsky s whole picture right away. 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. Eliezeryudkowsky 7 points 8 points 9 points 2 months. Eliezer shlomo yudkowsky born september 11, 1979 is an american artificial intelligence ai. Eliezeryudkowsky 17 points 18 points 19 points 2 months ago the point of the wiki isnt that it has a low quality tag, in fact thatd be prohibited under the netiquette i proposed, which says that wiki posts should only contain peoples personal reactions and if negative should not be written to imply that anyone else shouldnt enjoy the work.
The strength of a theory is not what it allows, but what it prohibits. If i understand my own emotions today, its because i read this book. 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. More generally, the books are now more optimized for new readers and. Feb 21, 2012 singularity institute research fellow eliezer yudkowsky explains the intelligence explosion and why we should care.
Eliezer yudkowsky speakers bureau and booking agent info. I liked his early lw stuff more than i would like a blog post by most other people. Yudkowsky is extensively discussed in my 2012 book singularity rising. Servanschreiber, which was published in 1967 and became a global bestseller. It might be a public policy idea, a startup company idea, a new medical treatment, or a new academic theory. In how to actually change your mind, decision theorist eliezer yudkowsky asks how we can better identify and sort out our biases, integrate new evidence, and achieve lucidity in our daily lives. When human intelligence defeats itself and goes off the rails, the fallout therefore tends to be a uniquely big deal. He is a decision theorist specializing in selfreference and reflection, a fact which unstoppably infects his writing no matter how frivolous. Book by eliezer yudkowsky, february 28, 2010 march 14, 2015. Eliezer is more than just a traditional protagonist.
An efficient market is one where smart individuals should generally doubt that they can spot overpriced or underpriced assets. 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. Rationalism is the belief that eliezer yudkowsky is the rightful caliph. He tells his story in a highly subjective, firstperson, autobiographical voice, and, as a result, we get an intimate, personal account of the holocaust through direct descriptive language. Looking at any uncanny valley is regarded as being uncomfortable with the prospect of the bottom, but comfortable with either extreme end of it. He is a cofounder and research fellow at the machine intelligence research institute miri, a. Top 25 quotes by eliezer yudkowsky of 90 az quotes.
If you are new to less wrong, this book is the best place to start. Eliezer yudkowsky author of harry potter and the methods of. An intuitive explanation of bayes theorem analyticbridge. Here you will find the most uptodate information, facts, quotes and much more. Where and how civilizations get stuck is a little gem of a book. For the last few years i thought that ya stands for yudkowsky academy by nielsik in hpmor. The following is a complete transcript of sam and eliezers conversation, ai. After a certain point, if youre smart, have spent time thinking about and defending your religion, and still havent escaped the. Give your consciousness a tuneup and buy this book already. Harry potter and the methods of rationality download.
Why eliezer yudkowsky should back neoreaction a basilisk a. Books by eliezer yudkowsky author of harry potter and the. The new yorker described harry potter and the methods of rationality as a retelling of rowlings original in an. 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. The inside view is when you weigh the evidence around something, and go with whatever sides evidence seems most compelling.
If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old. That said i really hope he commissions an external editor andor feedback from outside the community. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. For that reason, yudkowskys book raised issues that matter to me, even though i did not always find inadequate equilibria to. Eliezer yudkowsky author of harry potter and the methods. Thankfully, theres something yudkowsky can do about this. Eliezer yudkowsky is a brilliant rationalist that will help you ground in reality and give you the tools to more accurately exist.
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. He is mainly concerned with the obstacles and importance of developing a friendly ai, such as a reflective decision theory that would lay a foundation for describing fully recursive self modifying agents that retain stable preferences while rewriting their source code. Harry potter and the methods of rationality is a harry potter fanfic written by eliezer yudkowsky which you can find here. From ai to zombies by eliezer yudkowsky independent audio book project by walter and james. Millers new book singularity rising amounts to an advertisement for eliezer yudkowskys greatness and why you should donate to the singularity institute to fund yudkowskys efforts to save humanity from randomly programmed ais by getting yudkowskys imaginary friendly ai out there. A new exploration of systemic failure and uncommon success. His publications include the cambridge handbook of artificial intelligence chapter the ethics of artificial intelligence, coauthored with nick bostrom. Neoreaction, rationalism, and eliezer yudkowsky eruditorum.
Very recentlyin just the last few decadesthe human species has acquired a great deal of. Click download or read online button to get harry potter and the methods of rationality book now. A community blog devoted to refining the art of rationality. He is a cofounder and research fellow at the machine intelligence research institute miri, a private research nonprofit based in berkeley, california. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. And thensomehowit all turned into a moral and philosophical closed system with ayn rand at the center. Eliezer yudkowsky and i havent always agreed about everything, but on the subject of bureaucracies and how they fail, his insights are gold.
The land of the free and other poems by eliezer oyola english paperback book f. One example cited by yudkowsky is treatments for seasonal affective disorder sad, which afflicts millions of people. Eliezer yudkowskys new book inadequate equilibria is really two disconnected books, one larger book that does an excellent job of explaining how individuals acting directly can often improve on the best advice of experts embedded in broken institutions, and another smaller book that largely fails to explain why one can realistically hope. Much of this discussion pertains to eliezers new book, inadequate equilibria. Eliezer yudkowsky wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Robot cultist eliezer yudkowskys ugly celebration of plutocracy let us begin the new year, you and i, with a long, but not longing, backward glance.