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wedrifid comments on Value evolution - Less Wrong Discussion

14 Post author: PhilGoetz 08 December 2011 11:47PM

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Comment author: wedrifid 09 December 2011 05:43:31AM 6 points [-]

Values converge and reach equilbrium in the same way that evolution converges and reaches equilbrium: Not at all.

Evolution constantly converges toward equilibrium. This is why when constructing evolutionary algorithms preventing premature convergence is such a big deal. In nature the main thing preventing convergence to a rather boring equilibrium is changing environmental conditions - followed by Fisherian runaway, of course.

Comment author: timtyler 09 December 2011 11:54:07AM 0 points [-]

Runaway forms of selection would seem to work against your point.

Agents selecting for novelty would tend to disturb any evolutionary equilibrium.