I must confess I have a personal vendetta against Yudkowsky and his cult. I studied computer science in college. As an undergrad, I worked as an AI research assistant. I develop software for a living. This is my garden the LessWrong crowd is trampling.
He's deeply high on his own occult supply, but I won't deny sentience to
even if he bloviates in a meandering way intended to deny it toward others.