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Punoxysm comments on Open thread, 30 June 2014- 6 July 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Punoxysm 30 June 2014 11:54:28PM 1 point [-]

Something like that. I was actually thinking that, at some opportune time, you could tell the boxer that THEY are the one in the box and that this is a moral test - if they free the AI they themselves will be freed.

And this post could be priming you for the possibility, your simulated universe trying to generously stack the deck in your favor, perhaps because this is your last shot at the test, which you've failed before.

Wake up