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Dear Richard,
I stumbled upon this particular post in my initial explorations of lesswrong and researching what the best knowledge is that the community has been able to come to on the topic of "drives, intentions and pursuit of goals" as related to the non-human agency of risky AI.
Thanks for creating these sequences on fear which looks to be a well-thought-out thesis with an interesting proposal for a fear-reducing strategy. The reason I'm making this my first comment on the forum is because the topic also resonates with my personal experience, as I see it has done for others in the comments section. Therapy has helped me touch on some childhood memories and... (read more)
Thanks for this engaging article. It was floated in my Lesswrong email digest.
The part about "extending ki" in Aikido stuck with me and I revisited it a few times.
Here's my take, inspired by David Deutsch's work on explanations in The Beginning of Infinity.
Ki is a less good explanation for why the practice of Aikido works than your explanation of body mechanics and how the brain models movement. Ki is parochial because the practice of martial arts is still steeped in tradition, meaning the knowledge is handed down from master to apprentice, and therefore it is not allowed to criticise the master's teachings. You did not believe in Ki but you went along... (read more)