What does the internal drafting and review process look like at MIRI? Do people separate from the authors of a paper check all the proofs, math, citations, etc.?
Yep, we often have a number of non-MIRI folks checking the proofs, math, and citations. I’m still personally fairly involved in the writing process (because I write fast, and because I do what I can to free up the researchers’ time to do other work); this is something I’m working to reduce. Technical writing talent is one of our key bottlenecks; if you like technical writing and are interested in MIRI’s research, get in touch.
The Logical Induction paper involved multiple iterations of writing and reviewing, during which we refined the notation, terminology, proof techniques, theorem statements, etc. We also had a number of others comment on various drafts, pointing out wrong or unclear parts.
What does the internal drafting and review process look like at MIRI? Do people separate from the authors of a paper check all the proofs, math, citations, etc.?
Yep, we often have a number of non-MIRI folks checking the proofs, math, and citations. I’m still personally fairly involved in the writing process (because I write fast, and because I do what I can to free up the researchers’ time to do other work); this is something I’m working to reduce. Technical writing talent is one of our key bottlenecks; if you like technical writing and are interested in MIRI’s research, get in touch.
The Logical Induction paper involved multiple iterations of writing and reviewing, during which we refined the notation, terminology, proof techniques, theorem statements, etc. We also had a number of others comment on various drafts, pointing out wrong or unclear parts.