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fubarobfusco comments on Rationality Quotes January 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: fubarobfusco 22 January 2014 03:37:11AM 1 point [-]

Ah, I see. We're using words differently. "End result" to me means something like "expected outcome, if things go as they usually do," whereas you were using it to mean something more like "possible outcome if all the safeties fail."

Comment author: Lumifer 22 January 2014 04:49:58PM 1 point [-]

Yep, that's a fair point. I think I use "the end result" to mean "the expected outcome if things are allowed to run to their logical conclusion" which may or may not involve failing safeties.