yes... Luke Muehlhauser would seem to have done a good job as Executive Director of MIRI...
-- Ben On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 2:56 AM, Bill Hibbard <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, 2 Mar 2014, Ben Goertzel wrote: > >> MIRI has improved a lot. > > > I second that. There was a great improvement > to MIRI management about two years ago. > > Bill > >> 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/303/3603840-9a430058 >> Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; >> >> Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com >> > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/212726-deec6279 > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > > Powered by Listbox: 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
