Eugine_Nier comments on Dominus' Razor - Less Wrong

44 Post author: badger 26 May 2011 01:05AM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Article Navigation

Comments (27)
Tags: other_optimizing interpersonal

Comments (27)

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: wedrifid 27 May 2011 07:04:05PM *  2 points [-]

Inferential Distance Out Of Bounds Exception: Fundamental premises and expectations about probable future outcomes incompatible.

So I fail to see how evolution can ever be irrelevant.

Off the top of my head the options include

  • Everything is dead
  • Things stop dying
  • Things solve the critical cooperation problem.
  • Somebody just wins.
  • Grey goo (doesn't die/mutate fast enough to evolve. Consumes all resources)
  • Paperclipping. It'll self replicate probably but there will be no incremental changing based on the whim of selective pressure.
  • AGI of any other kind (FAI or otherwise).
  • Any other scenario in which the earth becomes a non-viable habitat without first seeding to somewhere else.
Comment author: zaogao 27 May 2011 07:33:17PM 0 points [-]

Can you lay out explicitly what you mean by that? I'm not sure I understand.

If you are saying that the singularity will fundamentally change alter evolution, sure. Perhaps evolution will no longer proceed through proteins in a flesh covered body. But barring some stasis, there will be changes in the make up of a population. I don't think it is that big of an assumption to say these changes will be more than random. Perhaps it is Dr. Evil who copies his consciousness n times, or people who undergo cognitive enhancement, but I don't foresee the current mix of traits remaining constant.

Powered by Reddit Powered by Reddit