Very simple probabilistic reasoning (Bayesian, if you insist) makes it incredibly unlikely the AI consequences aspect of lesswrong is not a form of doomsday cult—perhaps a cult within a noncult group.
So: SIAI do closely resemble a doomsday cult. Indeed, they pretty much are a doomsday cult—but a tech-savvy and relatively sane one. As such, they are pretty interesting—from a sociological perspective—IMHO.
So: SIAI do closely resemble a doomsday cult. Indeed, they pretty much are a doomsday cult—but a tech-savvy and relatively sane one. As such, they are pretty interesting—from a sociological perspective—IMHO.