Hello from Perth! I’m 27, have a computer science background, and have been following Eliezer/Overcoming Bias/Less Wrong since finding LOGI circa 2002. I’ve also been thinking how I can “position myself to make a difference”, and have finally overcome my akrasia; here’s what I’m doing.
Hello from Perth! I’m 27, have a computer science background, and have been following Eliezer/Overcoming Bias/Less Wrong since finding LOGI circa 2002. I’ve also been thinking how I can “position myself to make a difference”, and have finally overcome my akrasia; here’s what I’m doing.
I’ll be attending the 2010 Machine Learning Summer School and Algorithmic Learning Theory Conference for a few reasons:
To meet and get to know some people in the AI community. Marcus Hutter will presenting his talk on Universal Artificial Intelligence at MLSS2010.
To immerse myself in the current topics of the AI research community.
To figure out whether I’m capable of contributing to that research.
To figure out whether contributing to that research will actually help in the building of a FAI.
Uf. I hope you have a large supply of coffee (or something stronger), and a high tolerance for PowerPoint presentations.