My son was asked what he'd wish for when he could wish for any one thing whatsoever.
He considered a while and then said: "I have so many small wishes that I'd wish for many wishes."
My ex-wife settled for "I want to be able to conjure magic" reasoning that then she could basically make any thing come true.
For me it is obviously "I want a friendly artificial general intelligence" - seems like the safest bet.
Thus basically we all chose alike things.
For me it is obviously "I want a friendly artificial general intelligence" - seems like the safest bet.
But the AI would still be constrained by the laws of physics. Intelligence can't beat thermodynamics. You need to wish for an omnipotent friendly AI.
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