RichardKennaway comments on Rationality Quotes January 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 08 January 2014 09:38:22AM 12 points [-]

Solve the halting problem.

Comment author: shminux 09 January 2014 12:36:38AM *  2 points [-]

The context of the quote is "If you will tell me precisely what it is that a machine cannot do" [that a human can], which addresses this objection.

Comment author: Mestroyer 09 January 2014 12:49:39AM 0 points [-]

Obviously, but this is a clever enough response that sidestepping the point is permissible.

Comment author: shminux 09 January 2014 01:08:05AM 3 points [-]

Actually, it's pretty standard, if you google the quote.