Yes, to repeat what I said earlier, this seems easy to avoid by replacing his “blank paper” condition with a more general “anything other than a pair of numbers in the given range” condition. I have to suppose Eliezer had him get that specific message because it wouldn’t be good for the story if Harry noticed this fact. Though even if he does take that approach, as with the outcome pump, there’s still other possibilities, because they can screw with Harry’s ability to execute his intended algorithm.
Though even if he does take that approach, as with the outcome pump, there’s still other possibilities, because they can screw with Harry’s ability to execute his intended algorithm.
Yes, like it turning out that he was predetermined to die at the time of the experiment, and never complete it.
Yes, to repeat what I said earlier, this seems easy to avoid by replacing his “blank paper” condition with a more general “anything other than a pair of numbers in the given range” condition. I have to suppose Eliezer had him get that specific message because it wouldn’t be good for the story if Harry noticed this fact. Though even if he does take that approach, as with the outcome pump, there’s still other possibilities, because they can screw with Harry’s ability to execute his intended algorithm.
Yes, like it turning out that he was predetermined to die at the time of the experiment, and never complete it.