Rain comments on Rationality Quotes: February 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Rain 01 February 2010 12:44:08PM *  20 points [-]

One of my advisors will be an average five-year-old child. Any flaws in my plan that he is able to spot will be corrected before implementation.

I will maintain a realistic assessment of my strengths and weaknesses. Even though this takes some of the fun out of the job, at least I will never utter the line "No, this cannot be! I AM INVINCIBLE!!!" (After that, death is usually instantaneous.)

I will be neither chivalrous nor sporting. If I have an unstoppable superweapon, I will use it as early and as often as possible instead of keeping it in reserve.

If my advisors ask "Why are you risking everything on such a mad scheme?", I will not proceed until I have a response that satisfies them.

I will see a competent psychiatrist and get cured of all extremely unusual phobias and bizarre compulsive habits which could prove to be a disadvantage.

I will never build a sentient computer smarter than I am.

-- Peter's Evil Overlord List on how to be a less wrong fictional villain

Comment author: CannibalSmith 01 February 2010 09:51:54PM *  4 points [-]

I will never build a sentient computer smarter than I am.

Hear, hear! :D

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 February 2010 12:46:28AM 10 points [-]

Yeah, let me do it.

Comment author: PeterS 04 February 2010 12:35:38AM 6 points [-]
Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 04 February 2010 01:08:02AM 2 points [-]

Fair 'nuff.