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This is the key line: > When you spend many bits-of-optimisation locating a character, it only takes a few extra bits to specify their antipode. I find this f
by breck 4y ago
This is the key line:
> When you spend many bits-of-optimisation locating a character, it only takes a few extra bits to specify their antipode.
I find this fascinating. Imagine programming the Devil in a video game. It can be much easier if you've already programmed God (just flip a few bits).
I also like this line:
> Or if you discover that a country has legislation against motorbike gangs, that will increase your expectation that the town has motorbike gangs. GPT-4 will make the same inference.