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Adele_L comments on 'Effective Altruism' as utilitarian equivocation. - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Adele_L 24 November 2013 07:18:16PM 7 points [-]

So instead of being altruistic, you should be Friendly (in the AI sense).

Comment author: Benito 27 November 2013 09:38:31PM 1 point [-]

"Hey, we're Friendly Optimizers."

"Hey, we're Effectively Friendly."

"Hey, we're about as Friendly as a Friendly AI would be if it were human."

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 24 November 2013 09:24:56PM 1 point [-]

'Friendly in the AI sense' is a quite compact summary of a precise (albeit non-constructive) definition of perfectly globally ethically correct behavior. Nice that you pointed it out. I'd hope for a more readable version. 'AI-friendly' will not do. Maybe 'total friendlyness'? If it can be a goal for an AI it can be an ideal for mere humans.

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