timtyler comments on Open Thread, August 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 03 August 2010 07:14:22AM 0 points [-]

It's an interesting problem-- you might want a robot which will do what you tell it, or you might want a robot which will at least question orders which would be likely to get you into trouble.

Comment author: timtyler 03 August 2010 06:26:14PM 0 points [-]

Consumer tempraments may differ - so the machine should do what the user really wants it to in this area.