vufas

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   by vufas 9y ago

   Link discussing the more general statistical phenomenon in greater detail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regression_toward_the_mean
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   by vufas 11y ago

   I believe the OP is referring to the 'paperclip maximizer' argument. More info at http://www.nickbostrom.com/ethics/ai.html & http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer . In s
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   by vufas 14y ago

   Asimov: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_Way . Not exactly what you asked for, but pretty close. Deals with bringing water to Earth. Edit: Added very brief description