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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 22 August 2014 11:23:40AM 1 point [-]

Every statement an AI tells us will be a lie to some extent, simply in terms of being a simplification so that we can understand it.

Not so. You can definitely ask questions about complicated things that have simple answers.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 22 August 2014 12:08:24PM 2 points [-]

Yes, that was an exaggeration - I was thinking of most real-world questions.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 22 August 2014 06:51:53PM *  3 points [-]

I was thinking of most real-world questions that aren't of the form 'Why X?' or 'How do I X?'.

"How much/many X?" -> number

"When will X?" -> number

"Is X?" -> boolean

"What are the chances of X if I Y?" -> number

Also, any answer that simplifies isn't a lie if its simplified status is made clear.

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