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I don't think most people talking about torture vs dust specks actually expect it to happen. And even if it actually could happen, it might be a smart idea to precommit to refuse to play any crazy games with an intelligence that wants to torture people. The point of the discussion is ethics. It's a thought experiment. It's not actually going to happen.
Not sure why you are bringing up specks vs torture, must be some misunderstanding.
It was the line about torturing and killing 3^^^3 sims. It seemed like you were referencing all of the various thought experiments people have discussed here involving that number. I only mentioned torture vs specks, but the point is the same. I don't think anyone ever actually expects something to happen in real life that involves the number 3^^^3.