Alicorn comments on Your Evolved Intuitions - Less Wrong

15 Post author: lukeprog 05 May 2011 04:21PM

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Comment author: Alicorn 06 May 2011 06:55:30PM 2 points [-]

They checked their simulation occasionally by using real robots with the same programs ever so often.

Comment author: Matt_Simpson 06 May 2011 07:04:21PM 1 point [-]

That's closer, but unfortunately, that does nothing for my "coolness" sensors. I'm imagining a room filed with robots constantly reproducing and dieing, while interacting in interesting ways. I kind of want a room where this is going on in my house...

Comment author: Alicorn 06 May 2011 07:08:59PM 3 points [-]

Now I'm imagining a residence rigged up with a robot-friendly Habitrail network.

Comment author: Matt_Simpson 06 May 2011 07:39:11PM 1 point [-]

YES! That's definitely the sort of thing I'm thinking of!