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Comment author: Bayeslisk 10 December 2013 04:01:51PM -2 points [-]

Nonhuman agents use X -> X does not necessarily and pretty likely does not preserve human values -> your overuse of X will cause you not to preserve human values. Being a jerk in a style of Cthulhu I use to mean being a jerk incidentally. Eyesight is not a means of interacting with people, and maximization is not a bad thing if you maximize for the right things, which game theory does not necessarily do.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 11 December 2013 01:54:57AM 3 points [-]

Try replacing "game theory" with "science" or "rationality" in your rant. Do you still agree with it?