AndrewKemendo comments on Open Thread: September 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 01 September 2009 09:06:50PM *  4 points [-]

When a failed test destroys the world, applicability of the normally very useful testing methodology should be reconsidered.

Comment author: AndrewKemendo 02 September 2009 02:18:27AM 0 points [-]

This would be true of any AI. Thus the AI box problem.

It is unclear however, how a formal logic approach overcomes this problem and a replication approach does not. They both will need testing, but as you said the methodology should be reconsidered. The easiest way to change testing methodology for logic would be to improve on current logic methodology which has yielded arguably fantastic results - all done by faulty human brains.