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77 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 October 2012 06:16PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 03 October 2012 03:50:12PM 1 point [-]

I'm having some trouble understanding you, because I'm not sure what you mean when you use the word 'model'. Could you explain that more directly? Assume my only grasp on the word has to do with small plastic airplanes.

Comment author: shminux 03 October 2012 04:40:01PM 0 points [-]

:) I wish I could start with small plastic airplanes... By a model I mean an algorithm taking existing inputs and predicting future ones. I'm sure there are more formal definitions around.