RobinHanson comments on Least Signaling Activities? - Less Wrong

27 Post author: RobinHanson 22 May 2009 02:46AM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Golovin 22 May 2009 08:21:22AM *  0 points [-]

If the machine doesn't remember the setting and the next user can't see it, this indeed may be self-signaling (self-priming? non-verbal self-affirmation?), but I'm pretty sure that Robin asked for examples of "least-signaling" activities, not "least-self-signaling" activities.

(On the other hand, mentioning the breakfast espresso setting to others is signaling proper.)

Comment author: RobinHanson 22 May 2009 10:54:47AM 0 points [-]

I think I'd want to lump self-signaling with signaling, since self-signaling would also lead to unreliable beliefs about one's reasons for doing things.