CronoDAS comments on L-zombies! (L-zombies?) - Less Wrong

21 Post author: Benja 07 February 2014 06:30PM

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Comment author: CronoDAS 07 February 2014 08:27:11PM 2 points [-]

So, an L-zombie is a person that could exist, but doesn't?

Comment author: Coscott 07 February 2014 08:37:29PM 9 points [-]

That seems right to me, but you have to be careful with the word "could" especially, when you are talking outside the realm of choices and probability.

I think a good way to think about it is through an AI. An AI that is currently running is like a person. If we have code for an AI that we decide never to run, that AI is an L-zombie.

Comment author: Benja 07 February 2014 09:06:14PM 1 point [-]

(Agree with Coscott's comment.)