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Eugine_Nier comments on Cognitive Neuroscience, Arrow's Impossibility Theorem, and Coherent Extrapolated Volition - Less Wrong Discussion

10 Post author: lukeprog 25 September 2011 11:15AM

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 25 September 2011 05:50:18PM 4 points [-]

With cardinally encoded preferences, we can develop a utility function that represents our preferences and adheres to the common-sense criteria listed above.

But should we? What about utility monsters?