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Stuart_Armstrong comments on CEV: coherence versus extrapolation - Less Wrong Discussion

14 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 22 September 2014 11:24AM

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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 22 September 2014 05:02:55PM 4 points [-]

when constrained by reality

Yes. But it's mainly constrained by social reality, which gives you convergence for cheap.

Comment author: Lumifer 22 September 2014 05:22:16PM 3 points [-]

The social reality gives convergence of behavior, not necessarily of values. Or, rather, the convergence of behavior is immediate and easily enforced; the convergence of values is a much slower and less controlled process.