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by dekhn 714 days ago
I call this the "filter changing problem". No matter how complex you make the technology, somebody still has to change the oil filter (or do whatever other maintainence is required to keep the system running). Sort of like ML-SRE, for those who are familiar with the concept.
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This is related to Moravec’s Paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravec%27s_paradox

“it is comparatively easy to make computers exhibit adult level performance on intelligence tests or playing checkers, and difficult or impossible to give them the skills of a one-year-old when it comes to perception and mobility”