polymathwannabe comments on Open thread, Oct. 6 - Oct. 12, 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: polymathwannabe 09 October 2014 10:15:47PM 2 points [-]

I am reminded of this.

Comment author: Ixiel 09 October 2014 10:45:24PM 2 points [-]

See, I KNEW there was a literature ;)

Comment author: gjm 10 October 2014 12:56:25AM * 5 points [-]

More seriously, John McCarthy.

[EDITED to add:] Note the link at the end saying "solution" which has McCarthy's own proposal.