Yeah, as I said to joaolkf, I think my title was misleading: I wasn’t trying to contrast theoretical research with empirical research, but merely to look at these inefficiencies in the context of theoretical research, since that’s what MIRI does.
And you’re probably right that for any given example of apparently unnecessary delay in progress, it can be pretty hard to tell which inefficiencies deserve the most blame.
Yeah, as I said to joaolkf, I think my title was misleading: I wasn’t trying to contrast theoretical research with empirical research, but merely to look at these inefficiencies in the context of theoretical research, since that’s what MIRI does.
And you’re probably right that for any given example of apparently unnecessary delay in progress, it can be pretty hard to tell which inefficiencies deserve the most blame.