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Desire doesn’t really matter. Will the paper clip maximizer “desire” something? It’ll decide on a goal with some random heuristic and then pursue that goal. I’m
by coffeebeqn 20d ago
Desire doesn’t really matter. Will the paper clip maximizer “desire” something? It’ll decide on a goal with some random heuristic and then pursue that goal. I’m not sure I’d call that desire but again I feel like desire is not important for it to be able to destroy things
- seba_dos1 20d agoIf you give a monkey a revolver it will be able to destroy things pretty easily too.
- _heimdall 20d agoPlenty of apes own revolvers, and yes we shoot stuff with them for fun.
- _heimdall 20d agoI agree the concept isn't really important on the safety front. I feel the same way about debates whether an AI can be conscious or sentient. Those debates devolve mostly into definitional disagreements.