I was also disappointed to read Zvi’s take on fruit fly simulations. “Figuring out how to produce a bunch of hedonium” is not an obviously stupid endeavor to me and seems completely neglected. Does anyone know if there are any organizations with this explicit goal? The closest ones I can think of are the Qualia Research Institute and the Sentience Institute, but I only know about them because they’re connected to the EA space, so I’m probably missing some.
I acknowledge that there are people who think this is an actually good idea rather than an indication of a conceptual error in need of fixing, and I’ve had some of them seek funding from places where I’m making decisions and it’s super weird. It definitely increases my worry that we will end up in a universe with no value.
I was also disappointed to read Zvi’s take on fruit fly simulations. “Figuring out how to produce a bunch of hedonium” is not an obviously stupid endeavor to me and seems completely neglected. Does anyone know if there are any organizations with this explicit goal? The closest ones I can think of are the Qualia Research Institute and the Sentience Institute, but I only know about them because they’re connected to the EA space, so I’m probably missing some.
I acknowledge that there are people who think this is an actually good idea rather than an indication of a conceptual error in need of fixing, and I’ve had some of them seek funding from places where I’m making decisions and it’s super weird. It definitely increases my worry that we will end up in a universe with no value.
Climbing the ladder of human meaning, ability and accomplishment for some, miniature american flags for others!