AIBostrom, effective altruism and the politics of discussing IQ
A user criticizes effective altruism as “progressive-by-default” and argues that fear of discussing IQ differences is an obstacle to understanding superintelligence.
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A user alleges that effective altruists tried to cancel Bostrom over an old comment, presenting the episode as evidence of the community’s progressive politics. In a later post, the same user argues that people need to be able to say a one-standard-deviation IQ difference matters if they hope to understand superintelligence.
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Bostrom, effective altruism and the politics of discussing IQ
A user criticizes effective altruism as “progressive-by-default” and argues that fear of discussing IQ differences is an obstacle to understanding superintelligence.