Comp Sci in 2027 (Short story by Eliezer Yudkowsky)

This is a linkpost for https://nitter.net/ESYudkowsky/status/1718654143110512741Comp sci in 2017:Student:  I get the feeling the compiler is just ignoring all my comments.Teaching assistant:  You have failed to understand not just compilers but the concept of computation itself.Comp sci in 2027:Student:  I get the feeling the compiler is just ignoring all my comments.TA:  That's weird.  Have you tried adding a comment at the start of the file asking the compiler to pay closer attention to the comments?Student:  Yes.TA:  Have you tried repeating the comments?  Just copy and paste them, so they say the same thing twice?  Sometimes the compiler listens the second time.Source:https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/gQyphPbaLHBMJoghD/comp-sci-in-2027-short-story-by-eliezer-yudkowskyNarrated for LessWrong by TYPE III AUDIO.Share feedback on this narration.[125+ Karma Post] ✓