David_Gerard comments on [POLL] AI-FOOM Debate in Sequence Reruns? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: David_Gerard 01 November 2012 10:50:16AM 19 points [-]

Run both sides. It's a good worked example of two smart people talking past each other.

Comment author: fortyeridania 01 November 2012 02:24:12PM 3 points [-]

Yes, I agree.

Comment author: Lapsed_Lurker 01 November 2012 11:48:17PM *  0 points [-]

I remember seeing a few AI(and other things, sometimes) debates (mostly on YouTube) where they'd just be getting to the point where they are clarifying what it is that each one actually believes and you get: 'agree to disagree'. The end.

Just when the really interesting part seemed to be approaching! :(

For text-based discussions that fail to go anywhere, that brings to mind the 'talking past each other' you mention or 'appears to be deliberately misinterpreting the other person'