Blueberry comments on Open Thread June 2010, Part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Blueberry 09 June 2010 07:07:00PM 0 points [-]

The problem is that a positive result would only show that a specific sequence of attacks worked well. It wouldn't show that "chi" or other unusual models were required to explain it; there could be perfectly normal explanations for why a series of attacks was effective.

Comment author: RobinZ 09 June 2010 07:29:23PM 1 point [-]

That's why I suggested writing down both techniques which should work according to the model and techniques which should not work according to the model.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 09 June 2010 10:28:09PM 0 points [-]

It's conceivable that imagining chi is the best (or at least a very good) way of being able to do subtle attacks.