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vi21maobk9vp comments on Delayed Gratification vs. a Time-Dependent Utility Function - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: vi21maobk9vp 06 May 2012 05:11:40AM 0 points [-]

Teaching people maths seems to produce noticeable results in two-three years. And the world needs people - including programmers - to understand a lot of maths concepts better. Monoculture is vulnerable, and "everyone learn AI parts that we now consider useful for FAI" is a monoculture - and one designed by accepting Pascal's wager.