Christopher King

Jul 24, 2023 | lesswrong.com | Eli Tyre |Matt Goldenberg |Gordon Worley |Christopher King

The word 'rational' is properly used to talk about cognitive algorithms which systematically promote map-territory correspondences or goal achievement. I disagree with the definition "systematically promote map-territory correspondences" because for me it is "maps all the way down", we never ever perceive the territory directly, we perceive and manipulate the world via models (maps). Finding models that work (that enable goal achievement/winning) is the essence of intelligence.

May 29, 2023 | lesswrong.com | Wei Dai |Christopher King |Boris Kashirin |Jacy Reese Anthis

Short version: Sentient lives matter; AIs can be people and people shouldn't be owned (and also the goal of alignment is not to browbeat AIs into doing stuff we like that they'd rather not do; it's to build them de-novo to care about valuable stuff). Context: Writing up obvious points that I find myself repeating.