mori

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by mori 11y ago
If it's like smoking, but safe, then who cares if less quit? The projected amount of damage done by means of people hurt by not quitting ecigs needs to be higher than the projected amount of damage done by means of people not switching
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by mori 11y ago
What I want to know is whether there's collaboration with MIRI. On safety, especially.
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by mori 11y ago
IMO: teaching people to appreciate culture or be good citizens is something that is nearly impossible (at least with the tools we have now). As it stands, it'd be a waste of everyone's time and money. There is a lot of talk about
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by mori 11y ago
Compassion is the feeling compelling on to help others, no? In that case, the best thing to do is to help others as much as one can- that is, as effectively as one can.
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by mori 11y ago
His comparing of logos and the "free expression of a skilled painter" is honestly ridiculous. They are optimized for completely different things!
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by mori 12y ago
What, preference utilitarianism? Afaik, that does get discussed, especially in the Fun Theory sequence iirc. If you want some more discussion on torture vs. dust specks, I think nostalgebraist on tumblr had a discussion of it with slatestar
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by mori 12y ago
Well, yes? If Roko's basilisk was true, it'd be unethical to spread. It turned out to not be true, but if Roko was reasoning from the premise of it being true, or even possibly-true, then the action was still unethical.
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by mori 12y ago
If it's smart enough to be a threat, I wouldn't be surprised if it's smart enough to avoid getting EMPed.
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by mori 12y ago
If you're looking to support AI safety, the Machine Intelligence Research Institute is researching it.