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ArisKatsaris comments on I attempted the AI Box Experiment (and lost) - Less Wrong Discussion

47 Post author: Tuxedage 21 January 2013 02:59AM

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Comment author: ArisKatsaris 24 January 2013 12:33:29AM -1 points [-]

When talking about games without an explicit score, "I almost won" is a very fuzzy phrase which can be translated to "I lost" without real loss of meaning.

I don't think there's any point in treating the "almost victory" as anything other than a defeat, for either the people who believe or disbelieve him.

Comment author: prase 25 January 2013 12:38:58AM 1 point [-]

If I am interested in the question of whether winning is possible in the game, "almost victory" and "utter defeat" have very different meaning for me. Why would I need explicit score?