hairyfigment comments on Is Morality Given? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: hairyfigment 21 August 2011 03:14:01AM 0 points [-]

Well, that depends. What does "sufficiently advanced" mean? Does this claim have anything to say about Clippy?

If it doesn't constrain anticipation there, I suspect no difference exists.

Comment author: Arandur 21 August 2011 05:35:12PM 0 points [-]

Ha! No. I guess I'm using a stricter definition of a "mind" than is used in that post: one that is able to model itself. I recognize the utility of such a generalized definition of intelligence, but I'm talking about a subclass of said intelligences.

Comment author: hairyfigment 21 August 2011 05:54:09PM 3 points [-]

Er, why couldn't Clippy model itself? Surely you don't mean that you think Clippy would change its end-goals if it did so (for what reason?)

Comment author: Arandur 22 August 2011 12:46:04AM 5 points [-]

... Just to check: we're talking about Microsoft Office's Clippy, right?

Comment author: Alicorn 22 August 2011 01:02:16AM 5 points [-]
Comment author: Arandur 22 August 2011 01:05:30AM 1 point [-]

Oh dear; how embarrassing. Let me try my argument again from the top, then.

Comment author: orthonormal 06 September 2011 01:34:17PM 1 point [-]

Actually, this is what we're really talking about, not MS Word constructs or LW roleplayers.