linkhyrule5 comments on The genie knows, but doesn't care - Less Wrong

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Comment author: linkhyrule5 07 September 2013 04:56:57AM 0 points [-]

The thing is, humans do that by... well, not being formal systems. Which pretty much requires you to keep a good fraction of the foibles and flaws of a nonformal, nonrigorously rational system.

You'd be more likely to get FAI, but FAI itself would be devalued, since now it's possible for the FAI itself to make rationality errors.

Comment author: Baughn 11 September 2013 12:30:56AM 1 point [-]

More likely, really?

You're essentially proposing giving a human Ultimate Power. I doubt that will go well.

Comment author: linkhyrule5 11 September 2013 01:14:58AM 3 points [-]

Iunno. Humans are probably less likely to go horrifically insane with power than the base chance of FAI.

Your chances aren't good, just better.