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ahbwramc comments on Open Thread, October 20 - 26, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ahbwramc 25 October 2013 01:14:29PM 3 points [-]

That's all certainly true, but the AI box experiment is still a game at heart. The gatekeeper loses and he's out, what, fifty bucks or something? (I know some games have been played - and won, I think? - with higher stakes, and those are indeed impressive). The suspect "loses" and he's out 20+ years of his life. It's hard to make a comparison but I think the two results are at least comparable, even with the power imbalance.