randallsquared comments on Let's reimplement EURISKO! - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JulianMorrison 15 June 2009 12:45:03PM -1 points [-]

Ad hoc AI is like ad hoc aircraft design. It flaps, it's got wings, it has to fly, right? If we keep trying stuff, we'll stumble across a wing that works. Maybe it's the feathers?

Comment author: randallsquared 16 June 2009 01:41:12PM *  2 points [-]

Since such aircraft design actually worked, and produced aeroplanes before pure theory-based design, perhaps it's not the best analogy. [Edit: Unless that was your point]