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Houshalter comments on Agency is bugs and uncertainty - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Houshalter 07 June 2015 09:33:30AM *  6 points [-]

Ancient people, who didn't know any better, saw agency in everything around them. There was a weather god controlling the weather, and a sea god controlling the sea, etc. I wonder to what extent this explains that.

EDIT: This could explain the AI effect too. Once we understand how something works, we don't see it as AI.

Comment author: shminux 08 June 2015 07:49:38PM 1 point [-]

A good example re the AI effect.