Nick_Tarleton comments on The Hidden Complexity of Wishes - Less Wrong

58 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 24 November 2007 12:12AM

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Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 24 November 2007 09:27:36AM 9 points [-]

"I wish for a genie that shares all my judgment criteria" is probably the only safe way.

Comment author: Nebu 30 March 2012 10:42:27PM 35 points [-]

This might be done by picking an arbitrary genie, and then modifying your judgement criteria to match that genie's.

Comment author: AndHisHorse 21 August 2013 12:49:20AM 0 points [-]

What if your judgement criteria are fluid - depending, perhaps, on your current hormonal state, your available knowledge, and your particular position in society?