timtyler comments on What if AI doesn't quite go FOOM? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: timtyler 20 June 2010 02:38:58PM *  7 points [-]

One "anti-foom" factor is the observation that in the early stages we can make progress partly by cribbing from nature - and simply copying it. After roughly "human level" is reached, that short-cut is no longer available - so progress may require more work after that.

Comment author: cousin_it 20 June 2010 05:02:46PM *  6 points [-]

Valid argument, but we seem to be already making some progress beyond that, by noticing human cognitive biases and trying to correct them.