torekp comments on Superintelligence 19: Post-transition formation of a singleton - Less Wrong

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Comment author: torekp 25 January 2015 12:22:25AM 3 points [-]

Moreover, when copying becomes the primary means of reproduction, caring for one's copies becomes the ultimate in kin-selection. That puts a lot of evolutionary pressure on to favoring copy-cooperation. Imagine how siblings would care for each other if identical twins (triplets, N-tuples) were the norm.