So8res comments on MIRI's Approach - Less Wrong

34 Post author: So8res 30 July 2015 08:03PM

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Comment author: So8res 30 July 2015 09:55:29PM 9 points [-]

It's cited a lot in MIRI's writing because it's the first example that pops to my mind, and I'm the one who wrote all the writings where it appears :-p

For other examples, see maybe "Artificial Evolution in the Physical World" (Thompson, 1997) or "Computational Genetics, Physiology, Metabolism, Neural Systems, Learning, Vision, and Behavior or PolyWorld: Life in a New Context." (Yaeger, 1994). IIRC.

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 31 July 2015 08:58:59AM *  8 points [-]

Note that always only citing one example easily gives the impression that it's the only example you know of, or of this being an isolated special case, so at least briefly mentioning the existence of others could be better.

Comment author: EngineerofScience 31 July 2015 01:18:18PM 3 points [-]

It also is less reliable when you cite only one source because what that source says could be false(either intentionally or accidentally).