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Even if the huge computing or algorithmic advances needed fell out of the sky tomorrow, this scheme still doesn't seem like it solves the problems we really want it to solve, because it does not allow the the agents to learn anything interesting about our world.
if I try to calculate 6 divided by 3 on a calculator and it answers "you need to exercise more" ahve I been served better because it answered a better question?
Pretend that instead of "exercise more," the calculator gave you advice that was actually valuable. Then yes. Just because you expect it to be a calculator doesn't mean it can't be more valuable if it can do more valuable things.