steven0461 comments on The mind-killer - Less Wrong

23 Post author: ciphergoth 02 May 2009 04:49PM

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Comment author: steven0461 02 May 2009 11:41:51PM 2 points [-]

Incentive effects are hugely important, but a utilitarian decision process that causes predictable harm is not a true utilitarian decision process. Your question is a tough one, but it's answerable in principle.