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Comment author: somervta 07 September 2014 02:51:33AM 1 point [-]

An actual device?!?

Comment author: [deleted] 07 September 2014 05:05:06AM *  1 point [-]

"Actual device" in the "physically resizable" sense. It is an actual design for a device, and various pieces already written or prototyped. The deception detector is easier to implement then the AGI, obviously, and further constrains the AGI design space (the AI has to work a certain way for the detector to work).

Much like how ITER is an "actual" fusion power plant even though it hasn't been built yet.