Lumifer comments on An overall schema for the friendly AI problems: self-referential convergence criteria - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 17 July 2015 04:22:29PM 0 points [-]

After a while there will be vastly more of A around than of B

So, in this scenario, what evolved?

Comment author: gjm 17 July 2015 04:53:08PM 1 point [-]

The distribution of A and B in the population.

Comment author: Lumifer 17 July 2015 04:54:58PM -1 points [-]

I don't think this is an appropriate use of the word "evolution".

Comment author: gjm 17 July 2015 06:09:36PM 4 points [-]

Why not? It's a standard one in the biological context. E.g.,

"In fact, evolution can be precisely defined as any change in the frequency of alleles within a gene pool from one generation to the next."

which according to a talk.origins FAQ is from this textbook: Helena Curtis and N. Sue Barnes, Biology, 5th ed. 1989 Worth Publishers, p.974