Most pre-existing work? I would’ve said “having synthesized ~5% of pre-existing work related to superintelligence strategy that has been done at or near MIRI and FHI.”
Good news! Having now read the near-finished draft, my new guess is that Bostrom’s book synthesizes more like 20% of pre-existing work related to superintelligence strategy that has been done at or near MIRI and FHI. A lot has been added to the book since April. It’s really killing me that the book won’t be published until mid 2014.
One can delve indefinitely into any subtopic, but with diminishing returns. Do you think that it doesn’t address most of the higher-level topic areas, if not all of the issues arising therein?
No, I think it does a pretty good job of that. I’m not arguing that the book should be different than it is. I’m just saying that it definitely doesn’t synthesize “most” pre-existing work.
Most pre-existing work? I would’ve said “having synthesized ~5% of pre-existing work related to superintelligence strategy that has been done at or near MIRI and FHI.”
Good news! Having now read the near-finished draft, my new guess is that Bostrom’s book synthesizes more like 20% of pre-existing work related to superintelligence strategy that has been done at or near MIRI and FHI. A lot has been added to the book since April. It’s really killing me that the book won’t be published until mid 2014.
One can delve indefinitely into any subtopic, but with diminishing returns. Do you think that it doesn’t address most of the higher-level topic areas, if not all of the issues arising therein?
No, I think it does a pretty good job of that. I’m not arguing that the book should be different than it is. I’m just saying that it definitely doesn’t synthesize “most” pre-existing work.