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

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 20 May 2014 03:07:43AM *  4 points [-]

Of course we have, it's called AIXI.

Given how slow and dumb it is, I have a hard time seeing an approximation to AIXI as a threat to anyone, except maybe itself.

Comment author: [deleted] 20 May 2014 07:02:26PM 0 points [-]

True, but that's an issue of raw compute-power, rather than some innate Friendliness of the algorithm.

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 20 May 2014 07:36:43PM 1 point [-]

It would still be useful to have an example, of innate unfriendliness, rather than " it doesn't really run or do anything"

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 21 May 2014 02:09:07AM 0 points [-]

Not just raw compute-power. An approximation to AIXI is likely to drop a rock on itself just to see what happens long before it figure out enough to be dangerous.

Comment author: [deleted] 21 May 2014 09:07:03AM 1 point [-]

Dangerous as in, capable of destroying human lives? Yeah, probably. Dangerous as in, likely to cause some minor property damage, maybe overwrite some files someone cared about? It should reach that level.