Connections: Thinking
source: https://www.cold-takes.com/learning-by-writing/
Research Process
- Pick a topic (“Find claims that are important if true, and might be true.”)
- Read and/or discuss with others (a bit)
- Explain and defend my current, incredibly premature hypothesis, in writing
- Find and list weaknesses in my case
- Pick a subquestion and do more reading
- Reverse my claim / switch sides
- Repeat steps 3-6 as necessary
- Get feedback on draft and use this to keep repeating steps 3-6
Topics / Hypothesis
[ ] AI safety isn’t advancing rapidly enough
[ ] In five years, web browsers will be dead. The web will be
something an AI agent uses on your behalf