On Wed, Jul 22, 2026 at 4:38 PM Matt Mahoney <[email protected]> wrote:
> You can't just propose a solution to the biggest problems confronting > humanity and then walk away if you want people to take you seriously. You > propose using algorithmic information theory to evaluate models in > sociology. OK prove it. Give me an example of a question you want to answer > and the data you would compress to solve it. > There are levels to this issue that must not be conflated. Perhaps the most important level is the legitimacy of institutions making decisions that affect our lives without our informed consent. Their argument is that they possess the knowledge to override our consent for the greater good. Then there is the level concerning the legitimacy of how those consent-violating decisions are made. You have argued that data-driven macrosocial dynamical models are ineffective. How can we trust these authorities with the power they wield over us if they are just another bunch of people like ourselves? Why not let us each go to Hell in our own way <https://sortocracy.org/>? Hence, my warning about a rhyme with The Thirty Years War. ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T5b58bcc51c493d41-M0a9b2b61afa16bff7fcd3c1b Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
