• Abe Froman@mastodon.me.uk
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    4 months ago

    @WolfLink so you’re saying there’s a measurable correlation between practicing a skill and getting better at it? Amazing

    What’s this got to do with the Big Averaging Machine?

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      4 months ago

      Specifically trying to do something will get it done a lot faster than waiting for it to happen by chance.

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          4 months ago

          Yes it is, in fact. Tiny, random variations, which typically take millions of years to end being a noticeable change.

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              4 months ago

              Exactly my point. I’d expect humans trying to make something will get results on a timescale about a million times faster than evolution.

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                4 months ago

                about a million times faster than evolution

                Ah, so you also think intelligent AI is at least 4000 years away.