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Some (literal, physical) roadmaps are more useful than others. Sometimes this is because of how well the map corresponds to the territory, but sometimes it's because of features of the map that are i…

x Gears in understanding — LessWrong Gears-Level World Modeling Frontpage 200 Gears in understanding by Valentine 12th May 2017 12 min read 38 200 Some (literal, physical) roadmaps are more useful than others. Sometimes this is because of how well the map corresponds to the territory , but sometimes it's because of features of the map that are irrespective of the territory. E.g., maybe the lines are fat and smudged such that you can't tell how far a road is from a river, or maybe it's unclear which road a name is trying to indicate. In the same way, I want to point at a property of models that

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