Rationality Over the last several decades, science has developed a new picture of how we succeed or fail to seek true beliefs and achieve our goals. The heuristics and biases program in cognitive psychology has exposed dozens of major flaws in human reasoning, and along with them, insight into the mental processes that produce these flaws. Bayesian probability theory and decision theory have been used in increasingly powerful statistical methods and machine learning algorithms; I believe that they also provide a lens through which to view everyday life. The vast bulk of my writings on rationality are contained on the Less Wrong community blog – follow the link to see some of my recommended posts. {*style:<ul>*} {*style:<li>*}{*style:<h3>*}{*style:<a href=' Virtues of Rationality{*style:</a>*}{*style:</h3>*} {*style:<br>*}The first virtue is curiosity.
Technological singularity The technological singularity is the hypothesis that accelerating progress in technologies will cause a runaway effect wherein artificial intelligence will exceed human intellectual capacity and control, thus radically changing civilization in an event called the singularity.[1] Because the capabilities of such an intelligence may be impossible for a human to comprehend, the technological singularity is an occurrence beyond which events may become unpredictable, unfavorable, or even unfathomable.[2] The first use of the term "singularity" in this context was by mathematician John von Neumann. Proponents of the singularity typically postulate an "intelligence explosion",[5][6] where superintelligences design successive generations of increasingly powerful minds, that might occur very quickly and might not stop until the agent's cognitive abilities greatly surpass that of any human. Basic concepts Superintelligence Non-AI singularity Intelligence explosion Exponential growth Plausibility
The Grammar Nazi drinkyourjuice: everyday (adjective): used to describe something that is common“She’s just your everyday booty queen.”Used more often when someone says something is not common.“She’s not your everyday booty queen.”every day (two words): a phrase used to describe something that happens each day“Every day I wake up and brush my teeth.”apart (adverb, weirdly): used to explain at least two things that have a distance between them, like in time or in space“Ugh, Josh and I have been apart for four hours and I just miss him, ya know?” link coketalk: I know I’m not supposed to feed the trolls, but sometimes I just can’t resist the urge to teach the ignorant bastards the difference between your and you’re. (Source: coketalk) link What’s Up With “Anyway” and “Anyways”? capricious: theyuniversity: NOTE: FYI, the “whats” in Paris’s thought bubble is intentional; it is parallel with “Thats” on her T-shirt. Please note. (Source: theyuniversity) link
Singularity The term “Singularity” had a much narrower meaning back when the Machine Intelligence Research Institute was founded. Since then the term has acquired all sorts of unsavory connotations. The kind of Singularity I work on has little to do with Moore’s Law. So forget the word; here’s the issue: Since the rise of Homo sapiens, human beings have been the smartest minds around. The famous statistician I. If you offered Gandhi a pill that made him want to kill people, he would refuse to take it, because he knows that then he would kill people, and the current Gandhi doesn’t want to kill people. My mid-range long-term research program is to work out a formal theory of such matters – describe how a mind would modify itself deterministically and precisely, including modifications to the part of itself that does the modifying. A good deal of the material I have ever produced – specifically, everything dated 2002 or earlier – I now consider completely obsolete.
Accelerating Future » Future Economy? Danila Medvedev , founder of the Russian Transhumanist Association and pioneer of cryonics in Russia, thinks that our future economy will look like the following: He writes: 1. Development of virtual reality means that “white-collar” work will be moved to virtual workplaces and much of service and operator work will be done using telepresence. 2. Will this come true? But I’m not sure why AI, robotics, and nanotech are mutually exclusive…
Best 50 Atheistic/Agnostic Blogs 02002-02029 (27 years): By 2029 no computer - or &machine intelligence& - will have passed the Turing Test. - Long Bets - StumbleUpon The Significance of the Turing Test. The implicit, and in my view brilliant, insight in Turing's eponymous test is the ability of written human language to represent human-level thinking. The basis of the Turing test is that if the human Turing test judge is competent, then an entity requires human-level intelligence in order to pass the test. The human judge is free to probe each candidate with regard to their understanding of basic human knowledge, current events, aspects of the candidate's personal history and experiences, as well as their subjective experiences, all expressed through written language. To the extent that the "AI" chooses to reveal its "history" during the interview with the Turing Test judge (note that none of the contestants are required to reveal their histories), the AI will need to use a fictional human history because "it" will not be in a position to be honest about its origins as a machine intelligence and pass the test. Why I Think I Will Win.
Cryonics: Alcor Life Extension Foundation University of Virginia Eliminates All Speech Codes, Earning FIRE's 'Green Light' Rating October 28, 2010 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., October 28, 2010—This week, the University of Virginia (UVa) confirmed that it had eliminated the last of its policies that unconstitutionally restricted the free speech of students and faculty members. While more than two-thirds of the nation’s colleges maintain policies that clearly and substantially restrict freedom of speech, UVa is now a proud exception, having fully reformed four speech codes. "President Teresa Sullivan and her staff should be commended for making these simple but important changes to guarantee the First Amendment rights of students and faculty members at the University of Virginia," FIRE President Greg Lukianoff said. FIRE began working with UVa in April 2010 after a FIRE lecture on free speech at UVa, which was hosted by UVa student groups Students for Individual Liberty and Liberty Coalition. First, Dean Groves reformed UVa’s "Just Report It!"
Crystalinks Home Page The Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense I thought I'd try and apply the rational to the irrational, and came up with this. Click image to access the interactive table Version 2.1 Postscript:Since originally posting the periodic table of irrational nonsense I have had a number of requests to reproduce the table in different languages and perhaps a sanitised version suitable for schools, so here are a few alternative versions: Sanitised English Version German VersionDas Periodensystem des irrationalen Unsinns Kindly translated by Ingo Leschnewsky Spanish Version La tabla periódica de las tonterías irracionales Kindly translated by Fernando L. Dutch VersionDe Periodieke Tabel van Irrationele Nonsens kindly translated by Herman Boel Greek VersionsΟ Περιοδικός Πίνακας των Αλλόκοτων Αντιλήψεων created by Evan T based on my original table Brazilian Portuguese Version Kindly translated by Antonio Caldas Merchandise I've also received numerous requests to make the design available on T-Shirts and posters. Here's a close up of my RedBubble T-Shirt:
Ellie Crystal's Biography Ellie Crystal's Biography Reflections in Time View from Ellie's apartment in New York City Other images of the Verrazano Bridge A Biographical Portrait By Ian Christopher - Filmmaker and Producer Ellie Crystal is a Psychic, Teacher, Author, Researcher, Lecturer, and Broadcaster. Everyday legions of fans are drawn to Ellie Crystal's remarkable digital Internet oasis, Crystalinks.com. Simply put, Crystalinks is perhaps the largest, most comprehensive and ambitious metaphysical and science website on the Internet today, a journey taken by millions of visitors each month that is spiritually, mentally and emotionally in tune with its readers' lifestyles, needs, zeitgeist and the transcendental quest of humanity. From a very young age, Ellie developed her abundant, intuitive and natural psychic abilities. During her early years at college, Ellie was a double major in Psychology and Special Education. In August 2006, Ellie presented her theories of creation at the United Nations - UNSRC. ShareThis
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