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RomeoStevens comments on Open thread, August 5-11, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RomeoStevens 08 August 2013 12:08:20AM 0 points [-]

Someone with the exact same utility terms but wildly different coefficients on them could well be considered quite unfriendly.

Comment author: Bayeslisk 08 August 2013 02:55:04AM 0 points [-]

Yes, that's the point. Everyone's utility vector would have the same length, which contains terms for everything it is conceivably possible to want. Otherwise, it would be difficult to take an inner product.