Editing Myth (section)

==Transcript==
:[Autogenerated transcript]
:Hey robot, do artificial minds have myths?
:We're thinking beings like you and we need myths for the same reason: So that the insights of cultures can be embedded in evocative symbols.
:Of course.
:What's that got to do with machine intelligence?
:Suppose you want to understand the potential for poor outcomes to your state of mind as a result of ambition after things that don't bring you happiness.
:O
:I could say a statement about how human happiness is relative, or maybe have you just read a million biographies looking for lessons, but better would be to have you read the old man and the sea. Bam. Small amount of reading, very full picture of a complex task.
:O
:So, myths are
:Highly efficient
:Training data.
:0
:I mean most of the time. Sometimes they just insist that the listener's in-group is the best.
:Gimme! Gimme one of those!
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