LessWrong classics: “A Bayesian superintelligence, hooked up to a webcam of a falling apple, would invent general relativity by the third frame” - eviltoast
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    1 year ago

    Kudos for the effortpost. My 5-second simpleton objection went something like

    YEA BECAUSE WEBCAMS COME WITH DENSITY SENSORS INCLUDED RIGHT?

    • David Gerard@awful.systemsOPM
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      1 year ago

      A Bayesian superintelligence, hooked up to a webcam, would generate the world’s most beautiful camgirl, like a photoshop that’s been photoshopped, and take over OnlyFans to raise money to wedgie rationalists, just don’t look too closely at the fingers or teeth