LessWrong Rationalism as Classical Rationalism
July 14, 2025•4,701 words
Apparently I once made a remark that modern LessWrong rationalism, especially when it discusses AGI and superintelligence, is surprisingly similar to “naive unreconstructed 17th-18th century rationalist epistemology.” The context of this was discussions about AGI/ASI, whether it was possible for an AI to “FOOM” by exceeding the sum of human knowledge without the restrictions of having to do experiments.
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