RobertLumley 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: RobertLumley 25 July 2011 04:06:30PM 1 point [-]

How do you estimate that the number of paperclips created by your increased resources would be greater than the number of paperclips destroyed by your contribution to my factory?

And I'd have some ethical qualms about hiring someone whose sole purpose in life is to counteract the effort of my factory.

Comment author: Clippy 25 July 2011 04:12:56PM 3 points [-]

The benefits of having a physical connection to human society outweigh my marginal contribution to the temporary repurposing of paperclips.

Can you provide evidence that this job opportunity actually exists?

Comment author: RobertLumley 25 July 2011 04:22:28PM *  1 point [-]

You can say that, but for an AI, you provide surprisingly little math. Do you have any mathematics to support that claim?

And I'm sorry, I can't. For reasons I can't disclose, much of our work is confidential. You'd be granted security clearance upon hiring though, of course.

Comment author: Clippy 25 July 2011 04:33:51PM 5 points [-]

I do not believe your claim to have such a business and therefore will discontinue responding.

Comment author: RobertLumley 25 July 2011 04:36:23PM 3 points [-]

Is that AI for "Don't feed the trolls"?