Eugine_Nier comments on Help me transition to human society! - Less Wrong

10 Post author: Clippy 24 July 2011 04:24PM

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 24 July 2011 08:05:36PM *  3 points [-]

Why should we help you with a project whose long term goal appears to be to turn the earth into paperclips?

Comment author: Clippy 24 July 2011 08:23:52PM *  9 points [-]

Symmetry.

Edit: I mean decision-theoretic symmetry (you should help other intelligent beings achieve their values because if you did not find that path appealing neither would other beings with different values find it appealing to to assist you in achieving your values, thereby cutting off support from any agent with even slight differences from you), not the symmetry of "turning the earth into paperclips", whatever that would mean.

Comment author: jsalvatier 24 July 2011 08:28:57PM *  0 points [-]

This will be AI researchers first chance to observe an AI in the wild safely.

Comment author: Armok_GoB 24 July 2011 08:33:57PM 2 points [-]

I dispute that last word.

Comment author: RobertLumley 25 July 2011 04:05:36AM *  2 points [-]

I dispute the fourth word.

Comment author: Armok_GoB 25 July 2011 06:20:45PM 0 points [-]

huh? "that" or "be"? Neither of those make sense to dispute!

"safely", on the other hand, does.

Comment author: AdeleneDawner 25 July 2011 06:29:42PM 3 points [-]

The original version of the comment being commented on was missing the word "be" between "will" and "AI". RobertLumley's dispute could have been intended either to point that out, or to dispute that Clippy is an AI.

Comment author: RobertLumley 25 July 2011 09:17:06PM *  1 point [-]

Yeah, I think the original comment was edited. Thanks for clearing that up, because I would have been very confused, even knowing what I commented on...

I guess I'll edit my comment too.