Stuart_Armstrong comments on Siren worlds and the perils of over-optimised search - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 17 April 2014 11:07:33AM 0 points [-]

Kolmogorov complexity is not relevant; siren worlds are indeed rare. they are only a threat because they score so high on an optimisation scale, not because they are common.