ShardPhoenix comments on The conscious tape - Less Wrong

11 Post author: PhilGoetz 16 September 2010 07:55PM

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Comment author: ShardPhoenix 17 September 2010 01:57:29AM *  0 points [-]

I don't think anyone can yet write a program that can reflect on itself in quite the same way a human can.

Comment author: Perplexed 17 September 2010 02:06:39AM 4 points [-]

On the other hand, I don't know any humans who know themselves quite as precisely as does an optimizing compiler which has just compiled its own source to machine code.