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As described in the essay "optimality is the tiger, and agents are its teeth". https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/kpPnReyBC54KESiSn/optimality-is-the-tiger-and-ag

• bbor 3y ago
  lol posted the same thing above. I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought that was an extremely powerful read! As someone currently trying to imbue silicon with an eternal soul, it’s very sobering.
• clbrmbr 3y ago
  From the linked LW post: > It is doing this for no greater reason than that an optimiser was brought into reach, and this is what optimisers do. > All the agent piece has to do is pump the optimality machine. It’s like putting the mic too close to the amplifier.