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RolfAndreassen comments on Living in the shadow of superintelligence - Less Wrong Discussion

0 Post author: Mitchell_Porter 24 June 2013 12:06PM

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Comment author: RolfAndreassen 24 June 2013 04:27:18PM 3 points [-]

I observe that even animal rights groups are somewhat unlikely to assert the right of lions to eat humans, which an anthropomorphized lion would likely consider a fundamental value. So there's a limit to our Friendliness. :)

Comment author: DanielLC 24 June 2013 06:43:25PM 3 points [-]

They're also somewhat unlikely to assert the right of the gazelles to not get eaten, which the gazelles would definitely consider a fundamental value. The occasional one does, but it's generally pretty far from their CEV.

Comment author: shminux 24 June 2013 04:38:45PM 1 point [-]

the right of lions to eat humans

I'm pretty sure that lions prefer gazelles to humans, and generally don't care too much as long as there is enough food. Maybe a decent zoo is what the lion CEV amounts to :)

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 24 June 2013 07:10:46PM 3 points [-]

Maybe a decent zoo is what the human CEV amounts to.

Comment author: shminux 24 June 2013 07:42:03PM 0 points [-]

Yes, this has been suggested repeatedly, too, because the analogy is so obvious.