Vladimir_Nesov comments on Preface to a Proposal for a New Mode of Inquiry - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 17 May 2010 10:50:02AM 11 points [-]

To suggest that computer science should be an important influence on AI is a bit like suggesting that woodworking should be an important influence on music, since most musical instruments are made out of wood.

"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." -- E. Dijkstra

Comment author: djcb 17 May 2010 09:12:25PM 2 points [-]

Dijkstra did take a bit narrow view of computer science though, or maybe he was a bit tongue-in-cheek here.

I think actual computers should influence computer science; for instance, it's crucial for fast algorithms to be smart with respect to CPU cache usage, but many of the 'classical computer science' hash tables are quite bad in that area.

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