kalla724 comments on Thoughts on the Singularity Institute (SI) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: kalla724 17 May 2012 08:14:39PM 3 points [-]

This seems like an accurate and a highly relevant point. Searching a solution space faster doesn't mean one can find a better solution if it isn't there.

Or if your search algorithm never accesses relevant search space. Quantitative advantage in one system does not translate into quantitative advantage in a qualitatively different system.