Dmytry comments on Deadlines and AI theory - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Dmytry 23 March 2012 03:32:56PM *  1 point [-]

The point is that laws of the universe, lead to humans, via repeated application of those laws. DNA, too, leads to humans, via repeated use of that DNA (and above-mentioned laws of physics), but combined with the environment and culture. I don't sure that we would like the raw human utility function, sans culture, to be used for any sort of decisions. There's no good reason to expect the results to be nice, given just how many screwed up things other cultures did (look at Aztec)

Comment author: timtyler 23 March 2012 07:05:09PM *  0 points [-]

I don't deny that culture has an influence over what humans want. That's part of what got the "essentially" put into my statement - and emphasised.

Comment author: Dmytry 23 March 2012 09:42:22PM 1 point [-]

In any case, calculating the human utility from DNA, given that DNA is not a blueprint, would involve embryonic development simulation followed by brain simulation.