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Comment author: TimS 05 July 2012 07:42:17PM 2 points [-]

I attribute this behavior in part to the desire to preserve the possibility of universal provably Friendly AI. I don't think a moral anti-realist is likely to think an AGI can be friendly to me and to Aristotle. It might not even be possible to be friendly to me and any other person.

Comment author: Jack 05 July 2012 08:02:28PM 18 points [-]

I attribute this behavior in part to the desire to preserve the possibility of universal provably Friendly AI

Well that seems like the most dangerous instance of motivated cognition ever.

Comment author: ChristianKl 06 July 2012 06:25:09PM 1 point [-]

It seems like an issue that's important to get right. Is there a test we could run to see whether it's true?

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 07 July 2012 05:28:08AM *  1 point [-]

Yes, but only once. ;)

Comment author: RobertLumley 07 July 2012 03:54:56PM 0 points [-]

Did you mean to link to this comment?

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 07 July 2012 11:16:08PM 0 points [-]

Thanks, fixed.

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