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What is the difference between a smart 'shoot lasers at "blue" things' robot and a really dumb 'minimize blue' robot with a laser?
A smart 'shoot lasers at "blue" things' robot may title the cosmic commons with blue things to be shot (exactly what it tiles the cosmic commons with depends on the details of implementation.) A really dumb minimize blue robot... um... it'll shoot blue things. Probably. And sometimes miss.
I didn't mean a smart "maximize blue things shot with lasers" robot. Although I suppose creating blue things to shoot is a reasonable action to take once all the easily accessible blue things have been destroyed.
Oddly enough, a similar behavior has been noted in AA and other rehab support groups; when there are no more easily accessible addicts to cure, someone will relapse. That's perfectly rational behavior for a group that wants to rehabilitate people, even if it isn't conscious.