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The Orthogonality Thesis[1][2] states that the ethics of a given mind is orthogonal to its intelligence. [1] https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Orthogonality_thes
by pmichaud 7y ago
The Orthogonality Thesis[1][2] states that the ethics of a given mind is orthogonal to its intelligence.
[1] https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Orthogonality_thesis https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Orthogonality_thesis
[2] https://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/Orthogonality_Analysis_and_Metaethics-1.pdf https://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/Orthogonality_An...
- PavlovsCat 7y agoIt's part of the mind either way, and a "brilliant person" isn't referring to just their intelligence. E.g. nobody with empathy would call even a highly intelligent doctor torturing and experimenting on prisoners "brilliant", without any qualifiers or caveats.