Point of MIRI is making sure the goals are set up right, yeah? Like, the whole "AI is smart enough to fix its defective goals" is something we make fun of. No ghost in the machine, etc.
Whatever outcome of perfect goal set is (if MIRI's AI is, in fact, the one that takes over), will presumably include human ability to override in case of failure.
Point of MIRI is making sure the goals are set up right, yeah?
That's not the only point. It's also to keep the goals stable in the face of self modification.
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