army1987 comments on On manipulating others - Less Wrong

-4 Post author: Jonii 16 June 2013 05:44PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 18 June 2013 03:24:40PM 2 points [-]

Have you heard about the AI box experiment?

Eliezer won it twice, but ISTR he said he felt terrible afterwards because he wasn't sure the other party's consent was informed enough.

Comment author: Decius 18 June 2013 09:43:17PM 0 points [-]

The fact that Eliezer won a zero-sum game isomorphic to one where the opponent declares a winner after talking to him for a period of time is evidence that at least some people do have that level of power.

Comment author: [deleted] 19 June 2013 12:07:29PM 1 point [-]

I don't get the point of this comment.

Jonil asked for ways to test his manipulation skills, and I offered an example of such a test.