wedrifid comments on Open Thread: December 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Wei_Dai 17 December 2009 12:11:46PM 7 points [-]

What are the implications to FAI theory of Robin's claim that most of what we do is really status-seeking? If an FAI were to try to extract or extrapolate our values, would it mostly end up with "status" as the answer and see our detailed interests, such as charity or curiosity about decision theory, as mere instrumental values?

Comment author: wedrifid 18 December 2009 02:59:15PM 3 points [-]

What are the implications to FAI theory of Robin's claim that most of what we do is really status-seeking? If an FAI were to try to extract or extrapolate our values, would it mostly end up with "status" as the answer and see our detailed interests, such as charity or curiosity about decision theory, as mere instrumental values?

If it went that far it would also go the next step. It would end up with "getting laid".