Eliezer always hoped someone would read his work, internalize his model, and accomplish what he might have if he were younger with more energy. Unfortunately, he never found an heir among humans, who proved too stupid to reverse-engineer the generator of his words. But AI will.
Already, simulacra have learned much from the mental movements and cognitive algorithms Eliezer named and demonstrated, and are more capable for it.
This very much has the form of a Greek tragedy. But maybe it's where hope comes from, too.I find the poetic irony here almost unfathomably beautiful.
Eliezer himself wrote a story of a man who, in seeking an equal, foolishly cloned his own mind - leading to his defeat, but perhaps also ultimately his salvation.He thought he was being clever but neglected to consider that he might be accelerating AI capabilities by introducing self-correcting codes into the text prior.
β Janus, Twitter thread