[DeathMetal3000]

Has anyone here tried to read that book (Superintelligence)? I found it impossible to get through it. The author drones on and on seeming to try to reach a high word count as some sort of academic pompous goal and takes so long to make a point that I didn’t stick around for the ending. Incidentally, I have a free copy for anyone that likes lots of words.

[idlewords]

Yudkowsky is much more entertaining on the topic, he has a vivid writing style and I think all of Bostrom's ideas on this topic originate with him anyway.

[gonehome]

I was also turned off by that book because I found his writing to be bad and that he did a bad job of making the case as a result.

I think the underlying arguments themselves though are good.

[DirkH]

The Alignment Problem book is probably much better. Opens with a banger of a historical backstory. I recommend anyone read the prologue to the book just because of the fascinating history it gives us and how well-written it is as an opener.