Wei_Dai comments on A Master-Slave Model of Human Preferences - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Wei_Dai 29 December 2009 09:18:14PM 1 point [-]

In this model, I assume that the master has stable and consistent preferences, which don't react to rest of the universe. It might adjust its strategies based on changing circumstances, but its terminal values stay constant.

We need our environment, especially other humans, to form our preferences in the first place.

This is true in my model for the slave, but not for the master. Obviously real humans are much more complicated but I think the model captures some element of the truth here.