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by bsenftner 1748 days ago
I too feel this is the wrong direction, from the fundamental aspect that trained algorithms contain no comprehension of what they are doing. They are the classic idiot savant. In a technological economy, comprehension of the environment is everything. I do not see how comprehension can be achieved without the elusive General AI, so I do not see this as anything other than a new area of research exposing how vitally important it is to have comprehension.