On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 6:35 PM Mike Archbold <[email protected]> wrote:
> The problem with AIT is you need a PhD to understand it, ... > The problem with AIT is you need a PhD to _not_ understand it and PhD's not only wield authority over the rest of the field but have an incentive to obscure Ockham's Razor. It isn't simply that PhD's have an incentive to overcomplicate their theories -- which they do -- but because they have a metaincentive to overcomplicate metatheory: The theory of how one selects from among theories, ie, Ockham's Razor. Due to the way global reserve currency enters the growing global economy from the centers of power, academic institutions cultivate PhDs whose job security is founded on their ability to baffle with bullshit. ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/Tc63b3ba66d5ff6e7-M89930331834c2aec8715c95c Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
