Johnicholas comments on Open Thread: December 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Johnicholas 04 December 2009 03:12:41AM 0 points [-]

My symbiotic-ecology-of-software-tools scenario was not a serious proposal as the best strategy to Friendliness. I was trying to increase the plausibility of SOME return at SOME cost, even given that AIs could produce value.

I seem to have stepped onto a cached thought.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 04 December 2009 03:16:34AM 1 point [-]

I'm afraid I see the issue as clear-cut, you can't get "some" return, you can only win or lose (probability of getting there is of course more amenable to small nudges).

Comment author: wedrifid 04 December 2009 04:23:28AM 0 points [-]

I seem to have stepped onto a cached thought.

Making such a statement significantly increases the standard of reasoning I expect from a post. That is, I expect you to be either right or at least a step ahead of the one with whom you are communicating.