Archive July 2014
This is an archive of articles that Lincoln Cannon published in July 2014. An annual archive for 2014 is available. And a full archive of all articles that Lincoln has published since 2005 is also available. You may also search for articles and other content that's available on any of Lincoln's websites.
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Watching and Searching
At Welfare Square in Salt Lake City, I’m watching. Across the street is a half-naked malnourished man, smoking a cigarette; a backpack and large coat rest beside him in the shady grass, and he scratches at the air while talking out loud to himself, words I can’t make out. A ... -
This Is Still the Place
On the morning of 24 July 1847, a group of Mormon pioneers broke camp for the last time. They traveled six miles through a deep ravine, across one last creek, and into full view of a great valley. Wondering and admiring, they gazed. The valley appeared vast and richly fertile, ... -
How Weak Is the Orthogonality Thesis?
I finally got my digital hands on a Kindle copy of Nick Bostrom’s “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies.” And the first thing I checked was how his chapter on “Superintelligent Will” compares to his 2012 paper on “The Superintelligent Will: Motivation and Instrumental Rationality in Advanced Artificial Agents.” This subject interests ...