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CronoDAS comments on Agents detecting agents: counterfactual versus influence - Less Wrong Discussion

2 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 18 September 2015 04:17PM

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Comment author: CronoDAS 18 September 2015 05:03:56PM 2 points [-]

"AM" - is that a reference to a famous Harlan Ellison story?

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 18 September 2015 05:06:04PM 1 point [-]

Nope! what is that story? (AM derives from "Abstract Maximiser")

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 18 September 2015 06:49:40PM 2 points [-]
Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 21 September 2015 09:23:40AM 1 point [-]

Ah yes, that one. I wish I could claim credit for it being deliberate, but no!