His statements seem better read as evasions than arguments It seems pretty clear that Lecun is functioning as a troll in this exchange and elsewhere. He does not have a thought out position on AI risk. I don’t find it contradictory that someone could be really good at thinking about some stuff, and simply prefer not to think about some other stuff.
A quick google search gives a few options for the definition, and this qualifies according to all of them, from what I can tell. The fact that he thinks the comment is true doesn’t change that.
Trolling definition: 1. the act of leaving an insulting message on the internet in order to annoy someone
Trolling is when someone posts or comments online to ‘bait’ people, which means deliberately provoking an argument or emotional reaction.
Online, a troll is someone who enters a communication channel, such as a comment thread, solely to cause trouble. Trolls often use comment threads to cyberbully...
What is trolling? … A troll is Internet slang for a person who intentionally tries to instigate conflict, hostility, or arguments in an online social community.
His statements seem better read as evasions than arguments It seems pretty clear that Lecun is functioning as a troll in this exchange and elsewhere. He does not have a thought out position on AI risk. I don’t find it contradictory that someone could be really good at thinking about some stuff, and simply prefer not to think about some other stuff.
Yes, he’s trolling: https://twitter.com/ylecun/status/1650544506964520972
That doesn’t read us trolling to me? 80% sure he means it literally.
A quick google search gives a few options for the definition, and this qualifies according to all of them, from what I can tell. The fact that he thinks the comment is true doesn’t change that.
Trolling definition: 1. the act of leaving an insulting message on the internet in order to annoy someone
Trolling is when someone posts or comments online to ‘bait’ people, which means deliberately provoking an argument or emotional reaction.
Online, a troll is someone who enters a communication channel, such as a comment thread, solely to cause trouble. Trolls often use comment threads to cyberbully...
What is trolling? … A troll is Internet slang for a person who intentionally tries to instigate conflict, hostility, or arguments in an online social community.