As an aside, given all the GEB love around here, it’s worth noting that CopyCat was originally developed by Douglas Hofstadter and a student of his, the latter being the author of the book linked.
Eliezer has mentioned CopyCat many times, so I figured that Mitchell and the relation to the FARGonauts was redundant information. On the topic of Mitchell and books, I also recommend An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms.
You’re right, I stand corrected. I could have sworn I remembered him mentioning CopyCat in OB before, but I can’t find any now, only in other essays like “General Intelligence and Seed AI” and “The Plan to Singularity”.
As an aside, given all the GEB love around here, it’s worth noting that CopyCat was originally developed by Douglas Hofstadter and a student of his, the latter being the author of the book linked.
Eliezer has mentioned CopyCat many times, so I figured that Mitchell and the relation to the FARGonauts was redundant information. On the topic of Mitchell and books, I also recommend An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms.
I don’t recall seeing CopyCat mentioned on OB. Has he mentioned it elsewhere, perhaps?
Not everyone here is familiar with Eliezer’s stuff outside OB/LW and an awareness that SIAI is his “day job”.
You’re right, I stand corrected. I could have sworn I remembered him mentioning CopyCat in OB before, but I can’t find any now, only in other essays like “General Intelligence and Seed AI” and “The Plan to Singularity”.