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Putting a number on how morally bad an entity is has a lot of merit when it's a so close to the paperclip maximizer thought experiment that horrifies tech peopl
by forgetfulness 4y ago
Putting a number on how morally bad an entity is has a lot of merit when it's a so close to the paperclip maximizer thought experiment that horrifies tech people, on how an artificial entity devoid of conventional morals could fulfill its objectives in a way that destroys the world. Turns out that, as science fiction often does, it's an exploration of worries pertaining modern society in a fantastic setting... though the authors may not have realized it this time around.
https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/paperclip-maximizer https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/paperclip-maximizer
This serves as a pretty damned good cautionary tale, this breaks most scales of "morally bad" behavior that can be expected of companies.