Hopefully_Anonymous comments on Passing the Recursive Buck - Less Wrong

15 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 16 June 2008 04:50AM

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Comment author: Hopefully_Anonymous 16 June 2008 08:19:32AM 0 points [-]

"But ultimately, each black box is its own scientific problem. There is no easy, comforting, safe procedure you follow to "look inside". They aren't all as straightforward as free will. My main meta-advice has to do with subtasks like recognizing the black box, not failing in standard ways, not running away screaming into the night, and not stopping on a fake explanation."

Interesting post, and good meta-advice, in my opinion.