I'm 17.5 y/o. Have been thinking about AGI research for 2.5 years. Of course at first my ideas were bad, but my strength is noticing contradictions in my world model, so over time they improved. I have converged on [removed to my own accord - this is not info to be shared publicly] being the most worthwhile research directions when it comes to reaching AGI. So I've been thinking impulsively on and off, not starting with implementation until recently, when I gained a high enough confidence in my ideas.
However, I found out about LW 1.25 years ago ... (read more)
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I'm 17.5 y/o. Have been thinking about AGI research for 2.5 years. Of course at first my ideas were bad, but my strength is noticing contradictions in my world model, so over time they improved. I have converged on [removed to my own accord - this is not info to be shared publicly] being the most worthwhile research directions when it comes to reaching AGI. So I've been thinking impulsively on and off, not starting with implementation until recently, when I gained a high enough confidence in my ideas.
However, I found out about LW 1.25 years ago ... (read more)