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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 15 March 2010 12:09:38AM *  4 points [-]

The set of all possible worlds is a confusing subject, and is related to the so-called "ontology problem" in FAI, where we need to define preference for Friendly AI based on human preference, while human preference may be defined in terms of incomplete and/or incorrect understanding of the world. Furthermore, it doesn't seem possible to rigorously define the collection of all possible worlds, for formal preference to talk about. I currently run a blog sequence on this topic, with two posts so far:

(The concept of preference is assumed in these posts, refer to the previous posts as needed.)

Comment author: bogdanb 15 March 2010 01:41:20PM *  0 points [-]

⟨comment deleted; it was this one before I edited it, and somehow got duplicated.⟩

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 15 March 2010 02:50:26PM *  0 points [-]

I believe the above comment is the old edition that should be deleted.