Re:Peter Norvig critically reviews AlphaCode's code quality
by kqr on Saturday December 17, 2022 @05:02AM
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> If you give a crawling baby a small cliff but make a bridge out of glass, the baby will refuse to cross it, because it's limited understanding prevents it from knowing that the glass is safe to crawl on and it won't fall.
Not just that -- it's enough to paint a grid on a flat floor using perspective manipulation to make it look like a steep drop.
...on the other hand, I once went onto an open-wall elevator in a VR game, which then started going up. Although I know I had just moved sideways on solid floor and there was still solid floor next to me, it was quite frightening to stand at the edge of it. I had to force myself really hard to tap my foot on the floor outside the elevator that didn't look like it existed.
Not just that -- it's enough to paint a grid on a flat floor using perspective manipulation to make it look like a steep drop.
...on the other hand, I once went onto an open-wall elevator in a VR game, which then started going up. Although I know I had just moved sideways on solid floor and there was still solid floor next to me, it was quite frightening to stand at the edge of it. I had to force myself really hard to tap my foot on the floor outside the elevator that didn't look like it existed.