This post makes me think we should have a LW math/ai/machine learning reading group. Choose a paper, read it, someone summarizes it in a main post, and then every one else chimes in with their 2c.

Great idea! Also, make a list the links to these articles accessible from the Wiki. It would also be a great opportunity to apply the LW filters (as applicable to the situation) like:

-What regularity of the search space does the algorithm exploit? -Why does the algorithm appear to make use of randomness, and how can it be derandomized? -What phenomena does this theory rule out?

I'm sure there are some ways I could contribute, esp. with the Perceptual Control Theory stuff going around. I'm almost done with the four BYTE magazine articles on it that pjeby keeps referring to.