drethelin comments on Open Thread, April 15-30, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: drethelin 20 April 2013 06:07:02PM 0 points [-]

what's your preferred system for encoding values?

Comment author: RichardKennaway 20 April 2013 06:31:11PM *  0 points [-]

"Value" is just another word for "utility", isn't it? It's the whole idea of utility maximisation as a fundamental principle that I think is misguided. No, I don't have a better idea; I just think that that one is a road that, where AGI is concerned, leads nowhere.

But AGI is not something I work on. There is no reason for anyone who does to pay any attention to my opinions on the subject.