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

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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 02 May 2014 01:41:20PM 1 point [-]

It is an interesting question, though, and illustrates the challenges with "liberty" as a concept in these circumstances.

Comment author: [deleted] 02 May 2014 04:12:22PM 1 point [-]

Well yes. It's also why many people have argued in favor of Really Powerful Optimizers just... doing absolutely nothing.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 06 May 2014 11:47:54AM 1 point [-]

That I don't see.