ClaimsEliezer Yudkowsky

“The distinction is not likely to be erased by programmer effort or new programming languages.”

Eliezer Yudkowsky, author 2007 Levels of Organization in General Intelligence (MIRI) archived copy

Prediction AI capabilities

The distinction between sharp, fragile human-written code and smooth biological computation is unlikely to be erased by programmer effort or new programming languages.

Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.

Prediction: Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.

Reasoning

Open-ended prediction with no horizon and vague terms about 'erased' distinction.

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Eliezer Yudkowsky, “The distinction between sharp, fragile human-written code and smooth biological computation is unlikely to be erased by programmer effort or new programming languages.” (said 2007). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_ac9b5fe05c27, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_ac9b5fe05c27

This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.

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