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wedrifid comments on The Kolmogorov complexity of a superintelligence - Less Wrong Discussion

2 Post author: Thomas 26 June 2011 12:11PM

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Comment author: wedrifid 27 June 2011 02:45:10AM *  -1 points [-]

This is an upper bound not a lower bound. That roughly means that whenever you don't have proof to the contrary you assume the worst.

Comment author: paulfchristiano 27 June 2011 03:43:04AM 0 points [-]

What? Cousin_it gave an upper bound. I (and timtyler) are pointing out a plausible way the value could be significantly below that upper bound.

Comment author: wedrifid 27 June 2011 09:37:26AM 0 points [-]

It is true that the grandparent does not fit this context. Mistake!