Taylor G. Lunt

There is a problem you want to solve. Let's say the problem can be solved in polynomial time. That is, you can solve the problem in a small number of steps. Hooray! That means it's easy to get a computer to solve the problem for you in a step-by-step fashion. But some problems are harder, requiring exponential time to solve. You've heard the phrase "exponential growth". That's what you don't want ...

I recently read the AI 2027 predictions . I think they're way off. I was visualizing my self at Christmastime 2027, sipping egg nog and gloating about how right I was, but then I realized it doesn't count if I don't register my prediction publicly, so here it is. This blog post is mostly about me trying to register my predictions than trying to convince anyone, but I've also included my justificat...

The professor's voice droned. It was a consistent hum at the front of the class, like an air conditioner unit. Nagib had long since stopped parsing the individual words for their meaning. He was saying something about altruism. Nagib had already read the social psychology chapter of the textbook, and knew he didn't have to pay attention. But he still came to class, because if he didn't, he'd get l...