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Stuart_Armstrong comments on Safe questions to ask an Oracle? - Less Wrong Discussion

2 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 27 January 2012 06:33PM

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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 27 January 2012 09:20:08PM 3 points [-]

You can reorganise a lot of the world while only paying 100 kWh... And you can create a new entity for 100 kWh, who will then do the work for you, and bring back the answer.

Comment author: novalis 27 January 2012 09:23:13PM -1 points [-]

Hence the "total", which limits the level of reorganization.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 30 January 2012 11:08:50AM 0 points [-]

Still not well defined - any action you take, no matter how tiny, is ultimately going to influence the world by more that 100 kWh. There is no clear boundary between this and deliberate manipulation.