MIRI has improved a lot. And you may overestimate the level of funding Peter Thiel has provided them.
I agree there would be better uses of $$ than funding MIRI or FHI. On the other hand, there are many many less productive uses of $$ in the world today, as well -- Ben G On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 12:01 AM, Tim Tyler <[email protected]> wrote: > On 28/02/2014 11:06, Ben Goertzel wrote: > > See > http://hplusmagazine.com/2014/02/28/saving-the-world-with-analytical-philosophy/ > > > Ben writes - in the context of MIRI and FHI: > > "Actually I agree these institutions should be funded -- while > I disagree with many of their ideas, I'm glad they exist, as > they keep a certain interesting dialogue active." > > The more these organisations are funded, the harder it > will be for others to displace them from their niche. > > The FHI it is possible to put up with, but I am less tolerant > of MIRI. Basically, I think that a lot of other possible > organisations could have done a much better job than > they have done with the Thiel millions. Screaming to > everyone to help them save the world does not look > like an especially positive contribution to me. > -- > __________ > |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ [email protected] Remove lock to reply. > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/212726-deec6279> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > -- Ben Goertzel, PhD http://goertzel.org "In an insane world, the sane man must appear to be insane". -- Capt. James T. Kirk ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
