Productive Mistakes, Not Perfect Answers — LessWrong

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x Productive Mistakes, Not Perfect Answers — LessWrong Intellectual Progress (Society-Level) History & Philosophy of Science Practice & Philosophy of Science AI Frontpage 101 Productive Mistakes, Not Perfect Answers by adamShimi 7th Apr 2022 AI Alignment Forum 7 min read 11 101 Ω 40 This post is part of the work done at Conjecture . I wouldn’t bet on any current alignment proposal. Yet I think that the field is making progress and abounds with interesting opportunities to do even more, giving us a shot. Isn’t there a contradiction? No, because research progress so rarely looks like having a cl

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