JoshuaZ comments on Thoughts on the Singularity Institute (SI) - Less Wrong

256 Post author: HoldenKarnofsky 11 May 2012 04:31AM

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Comment author: Tyrrell_McAllister 14 May 2012 02:36:16AM *  -2 points [-]

Actually, I'm most curious about the middle paragraph (with the "100 rooms" and the "drum"). Google seems to have totally mangled that one. What is the actual meaning?

Comment author: private_messaging 14 May 2012 09:48:14AM *  0 points [-]

Replied in private. The point is that number-sequence predictor for instance (somehow number was translated as a room) which makes some formula that fits sequence ain't going to care (drum part) about you matching up formula to numbers.