timtyler comments on The Domain of Your Utility Function - Less Wrong

24 Post author: Peter_de_Blanc 23 June 2009 04:58AM

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Comment author: timtyler 25 June 2009 04:47:46PM 0 points [-]

I think you are getting my position. Just as a universal computer can model any other type of machine, so a utilitiarian agent can model any other type of agent. These two concepts are closely analogous.

Comment author: pjeby 25 June 2009 06:11:30PM 0 points [-]

But your choice of platforms is not without efficiency and complexity costs, since maximizers inherently "blow up" more than satisficers.