Jeff2 comments on Surface Analogies and Deep Causes - Less Wrong

17 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 22 June 2008 07:51AM

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Comment author: Jeff2 24 June 2008 06:34:26PM 4 points [-]

Elizier: To those crying "Strawman" ... I cite the "Artificial Development" AI project. [also, neurovoodoo in the 80s]

Ok, that's fair. You're right, there are delusional people and snake oil salesmen out there, and in the 80s it seemed like that's all there was. I interpreted your post as a slam at *everybody* who was simulating neurons, so I was responding in defense of the better end of that spectrum.