Thanks for the feedback. I understand there’s a contingent of people who feel as you do about this, though I suspect small relative to my target audience. Still, IMO, it’s worthwhile to recognize that a ton of brilliant & valuable thinking is localized in one living mind.
I think Yudkowsky would happily fade into obscurity if his goals were achieved.
Even if that’s the case, I wouldn’t want our media landscape and history books to neglect to acknowledge and remember a great thinker.
I’ve now listened to the interview and it’s in the 60th percentile of what I’d’ve expected, that’s nice :-)
I don’t know who exactly your target audience is. I guess having a person as a handle for “this cluster of concepts and models” is useful, but I think in other interviews I got the impression that your guests were sometimes a bit uncomfortable with the level of Yudkowsky-praise.
I found the trailer/intro a bit off-putting too. It didn’t bother me, exactly, but it seemed over the top, and makes me hesitant to share the interview with others.
That said, I think JTM makes a good point above, about the expectations of the general public. I rarely watch talk shows; I don’t know what’s normal. I could understand a tradeoff where the optimal tone for the public also provides ammo for certain kinds of criticism.
Thanks for the feedback. I understand there’s a contingent of people who feel as you do about this, though I suspect small relative to my target audience. Still, IMO, it’s worthwhile to recognize that a ton of brilliant & valuable thinking is localized in one living mind.
Even if that’s the case, I wouldn’t want our media landscape and history books to neglect to acknowledge and remember a great thinker.
I’ve now listened to the interview and it’s in the 60th percentile of what I’d’ve expected, that’s nice :-)
I don’t know who exactly your target audience is. I guess having a person as a handle for “this cluster of concepts and models” is useful, but I think in other interviews I got the impression that your guests were sometimes a bit uncomfortable with the level of Yudkowsky-praise.
I found the trailer/intro a bit off-putting too. It didn’t bother me, exactly, but it seemed over the top, and makes me hesitant to share the interview with others.
That said, I think JTM makes a good point above, about the expectations of the general public. I rarely watch talk shows; I don’t know what’s normal. I could understand a tradeoff where the optimal tone for the public also provides ammo for certain kinds of criticism.