Epistemics: Yes, it is sound. Not because of claims (they seem more like opinions to me), but because it is appropriately charitable to those that disagree with Paul, and tries hard to open up avenues of mutual understanding.
Valuable: Yes. It provides new third paradigms that bring clarity to people with different views. Very creative, good suggestions.
Should it be in the Best list?: No. It is from the middle of a conversation, and would be difficult to understand if you haven’t read a lot about the ‘Foom debate’.
Improved: The same concepts rewritten for a less-familiar audience would be valuable. Or at least with links to some of the background (definitions of AGI, detailed examples of what fast takeoff might look like and arguments for its plausibility).
Followup: More posts thoughtfully describing positions for and against, etc. Presumably these exist, but i personally have not read much of this discussion in the 2018-2019 era.
Epistemics: Yes, it is sound. Not because of claims (they seem more like opinions to me), but because it is appropriately charitable to those that disagree with Paul, and tries hard to open up avenues of mutual understanding.
Valuable: Yes. It provides new third paradigms that bring clarity to people with different views. Very creative, good suggestions.
Should it be in the Best list?: No. It is from the middle of a conversation, and would be difficult to understand if you haven’t read a lot about the ‘Foom debate’.
Improved: The same concepts rewritten for a less-familiar audience would be valuable. Or at least with links to some of the background (definitions of AGI, detailed examples of what fast takeoff might look like and arguments for its plausibility).
Followup: More posts thoughtfully describing positions for and against, etc. Presumably these exist, but i personally have not read much of this discussion in the 2018-2019 era.