Nisan comments on Timeline of book-length works in machine ethics - Less Wrong

5 Post author: lukeprog 18 September 2011 05:17PM

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Comment author: Emile 18 September 2011 07:39:29PM 6 points [-]

A couple months ago I was thinking about some stuff related to moral rules for simple simulated agents, googled a few relevant keywords and the first reference was someone referencing a 2004 blog post of mine about the first book in your list, Artificial Morality. The thing is that I have no recollection reading that book, even less blogging about it, and that was years before I started reading Overcoming Bias. Even rereading my old post didn't help me remember. And my blog has been down since maybe 2006/2007 (not that there was anything worth keeping there).

It's a bit scary to follow a line of thought, and then find out that you already thought that years ago and totally forgot. I guess a human made immortal would get that feeling all the time.

Comment author: Nisan 18 September 2011 07:58:36PM 3 points [-]

This is explained by the fact that we've all been alive for no more than two or three years. Every memory before 2009 is fabricated ;)

Comment author: pedanterrific 18 September 2011 08:03:15PM 2 points [-]

Damn you Haruhiiiii

Comment author: gwern 19 September 2011 12:24:50AM 6 points [-]

Hey, that's not Haruhi's fault; leave her alone! The real culprit is Kyon.