wedrifid comments on The Curve of Capability - Less Wrong

18 Post author: rwallace 04 November 2010 08:22PM

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Comment author: wedrifid 04 November 2010 09:14:37PM *  4 points [-]

This post is missing the part where the observations made support the conclusion to any significant degree.

Computer chips used to assist practically identical human brains to tweak computer chips is a superficial similarity to a potential foom at the very best.

Comment author: rwallace 04 November 2010 10:17:31PM 2 points [-]

Current computer aided design is already far from mere tweaking and getting further each generation.

Comment author: wedrifid 04 November 2010 10:23:32PM 1 point [-]

It would become a significantly relevant 'fooming' anecdote when the new generation chips were themselves inventing new computer aided design software and techniques.

Comment author: rwallace 04 November 2010 10:40:01PM 1 point [-]

When that happens, I'll be pointing to that as an example of the curve of capability, and FAI believers will be saying it will become significantly relevant when the chips are themselves inventing new ways to invent new computer aided design techniques. Etc.

Comment author: wedrifid 04 November 2010 10:46:39PM *  -1 points [-]

When that happens, I'll be pointing to that as an example of the curve of capability, and FAI believers will be saying it will become significantly relevant when the chips are themselves inventing new ways to invent new computer aided design techniques. Etc.

No, shortly after that happens all the FAI believers will be dead, with the rest of humanity. ;)

We'll have about enough time to be the "O(h shit!)" in FOOM.