In response to Magical Categories
Comment author: peco 24 August 2008 08:14:50PM -1 points [-]

Why can't the AI just be exactly the same as Hibbard? If Hibbard is flawed in a major way, you could make an AI for every person on Earth (this obviously wouldn't be practical, but if a few million AI's are bad the other few billion can deal with them).

In response to Timeless Physics
Comment author: peco 28 May 2008 04:28:26AM 1 point [-]

Does a universe consisting of a single particle change?

Comment author: peco 01 February 2008 11:56:00PM -1 points [-]

If you call a utilitarian's utility function T, then you can pick the dust specks over torture if your utility function is -T.

In response to The Allais Paradox
Comment author: peco 19 January 2008 04:47:48AM 0 points [-]

Since people only make a finite number of decisions in their lifetime, couldn't their utility function specify every decision independently? (You could have a utility function that is normal except that it says that everything you hear being called 1A is preferable to 1B, and anything you hear being called 2B is preferable to 2A. If this contradicts your normal utility function, this rule is always more important. Even if 2B leads to death, you still choose 2B.)

The utility function would be impossible to come up with in advance, but it exists.