← Back to context Comment by bbor 3 years ago It rebuts Bostrom, no? 2 comments bbor Reply idlewords 3 years ago That's correct, this talk was given back when nerds were reading his book and scaring themselves silly. _Nat_ 3 years ago Got it: ["Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superintelligence:_Paths,_Dang... ), by Nick Bostrom (2014).Guess I saw the title, "Superintelligence: An idea that eats smart people", and thought of it as being about that general topic (of superintelligence), rather than being about a specific book.
idlewords 3 years ago That's correct, this talk was given back when nerds were reading his book and scaring themselves silly.
_Nat_ 3 years ago Got it: ["Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superintelligence:_Paths,_Dang... ), by Nick Bostrom (2014).Guess I saw the title, "Superintelligence: An idea that eats smart people", and thought of it as being about that general topic (of superintelligence), rather than being about a specific book.
That's correct, this talk was given back when nerds were reading his book and scaring themselves silly.
Got it: ["Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superintelligence:_Paths,_Dang... ), by Nick Bostrom (2014).
Guess I saw the title, "Superintelligence: An idea that eats smart people", and thought of it as being about that general topic (of superintelligence), rather than being about a specific book.