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“IABIED and Memetic Engineering” by Error
Probably no one here needs another review of the content of the
book. If you do, try Scott's or Zvi's; I don’t
think I have anything to say on that front that they haven’t.
I do have a few thoughts on its presentation that I haven’t seen
elsewhere.[1] It made me think about target audiences, and opportune
moments, and what Eliezer and Nate's writing process might look like.
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies is not for me, except in the
sense that it goes nicely on my shelf next to Bostrom's
Superintelligence. I don’t need to be convinced of its thesis, and
I’ve heard its arguments already. I’m admittedly less confident than
Eliezer, but most of my uncertainty is model uncertainty, so that's as
it should be; right or wrong, someone who's spent their whole life
studying this problem should have less model uncertainty than me. [...]
The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.
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First published:
October 3rd, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/d5jzcmHjDMCCsG5iF/iabied-and-memetic-engineering
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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By LessWrongProbably no one here needs another review of the content of the
book. If you do, try Scott's or Zvi's; I don’t
think I have anything to say on that front that they haven’t.
I do have a few thoughts on its presentation that I haven’t seen
elsewhere.[1] It made me think about target audiences, and opportune
moments, and what Eliezer and Nate's writing process might look like.
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies is not for me, except in the
sense that it goes nicely on my shelf next to Bostrom's
Superintelligence. I don’t need to be convinced of its thesis, and
I’ve heard its arguments already. I’m admittedly less confident than
Eliezer, but most of my uncertainty is model uncertainty, so that's as
it should be; right or wrong, someone who's spent their whole life
studying this problem should have less model uncertainty than me. [...]
The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.
---
First published:
October 3rd, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/d5jzcmHjDMCCsG5iF/iabied-and-memetic-engineering
---
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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