Mestroyer comments on Who thinks quantum computing will be necessary for AI? - Less Wrong

4 Post author: ChrisHallquist 28 May 2013 10:59PM

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Comment author: Mestroyer 29 May 2013 09:16:26PM 1 point [-]

I'm taking a troll toll to point out that this post has been completely changed in content after being downvoted because of its original meaning. For shame.

Comment author: Kawoomba 29 May 2013 09:25:45PM *  -1 points [-]

Actually, its content has not changed, what has changed is how the content is presented. Note how "quantum computing", or quantum this or that, is usually brought up like a mystifying secret ingredient to e.g. consciousness/qualia (Penrose) or any other property that some would rather see remain mystic. Quantum computing actually is a thing, but an "AI is unfeasible until we do quantum x" just pattern matches too well to arbitrary mystic roadblocks.

Since the point was lost with the humor apparently either disliked or taken at face value, I've decided to edit the comment such that the same point is made, in clearer presentation, so that those that just skim comments (and their vote counts) and are quick to judge before parsing are accommodated as well.