Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Why Support the Underdog? - Less Wrong

35 Post author: Yvain 05 April 2009 12:01AM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 05 April 2009 09:15:57PM 0 points [-]

Who on Earth do you think ought to know that?

Comment author: JulianMorrison 05 April 2009 09:17:34PM 1 point [-]

Shane Legg, who was at London LW meetup.

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Comment author: JulianMorrison 05 April 2009 11:29:25PM *  2 points [-]

From what he explained, the job of reverse engineering a biological mind is looking much easier than expected - there's no need to grovel around at the level of single neurons, since the functional units are bunches of neurons, and they implement algorithms that are recognizable from conventional AI.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 06 April 2009 11:31:54AM 0 points [-]

This sounds like a statement made by some hopeful neuromodeler looking for funding rather than a known truth of science.

Comment author: JulianMorrison 06 April 2009 03:39:51PM 2 points [-]

You want the details? Ask the pirate, not the parrot.

Rawwrk. Pieces of eight.

Comment author: whpearson 05 April 2009 10:22:07PM *  1 point [-]

I think it would make an interesting group effort to try and estimate the speed of neuro research to get some idea of how fast we can expect neuro-inspired AI.

I'm going to try and figure out the number of researcher working on figuring out the algorithms for long term changes to neural organisation (LTP, neuro plasticity and neuro genesis). I get the feeling it is a lot less than those working on figuring out short term functionality, but I'm not an expert and not submerged in the field.

Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 06 April 2009 04:45:00AM 1 point [-]

Please do; this sounds extremely valuable.

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 06 April 2009 12:12:49PM 0 points [-]

Ja, going off-topic.