Larks comments on Thoughts On The Relationship Between Life and Intelligence - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Larks 17 March 2013 08:10:38PM *  2 points [-]

It is an interesting failure mode conversations can get in:

  • Alice: X
  • Bob: ¬Y
  • Alice: I didn't say Y
  • Bob: I didn't say you said Y!
  • Alice: I didn't say you said I said Y!!
Comment author: TheOtherDave 17 March 2013 08:39:50PM 2 points [-]

(shrug) If they can agree that (X & ¬Y), it terminates pretty quickly. I find it's only a serious failure mode if Alice and Bob insist on continuing to disagree about something.