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Comment author: Squark 27 March 2014 07:02:20PM 0 points [-]

Why do you think there are many such operators? Do you believe the concept of "utility function of an agent" is ill-defined (assuming the "agent" is actually an intelligent agent rather than e.g. a rock)? Do you think it is possible to interpret a paperclip maximizer as having a utility function other than maximizing paperclips?

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 31 March 2014 11:09:41AM 1 point [-]

Deducing the correct utility of a utility maximiser is one thing (which has a low level of uncertainty, higher if the agent is hiding stuff). Assigning a utility to an agent that doesn't have one is quite another.

See http://lesswrong.com/lw/6ha/the_blueminimizing_robot/ Key quote:

The robot is a behavior-executor, not a utility-maximizer.

Comment author: Squark 31 March 2014 11:58:18AM 0 points [-]

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