Nice :-). I came up with the idea of programming an AI to simulate the earth, but modifying it to drop a note on Eliezer’s desk a few years ago and was always like, “Man this would be great as a short story, but I’m not a writer”. Props to you for not only thinking of these ideas, but also writing a story. I really like the idea of using background radiation for sending a message, that’s far more sophisticated than my version.
Anyway, I think there’s value in these stories not just for entertainment, but also for training AI safety researchers. Even though ideas like this are likely not ideas that we should actually pursue, they’re still good for teaching people to think outside of the box. After all, generate enough stupid/crazy ideas and eventually one of them will actually turn out to be decent.
Nice :-). I came up with the idea of programming an AI to simulate the earth, but modifying it to drop a note on Eliezer’s desk a few years ago and was always like, “Man this would be great as a short story, but I’m not a writer”. Props to you for not only thinking of these ideas, but also writing a story. I really like the idea of using background radiation for sending a message, that’s far more sophisticated than my version.
Anyway, I think there’s value in these stories not just for entertainment, but also for training AI safety researchers. Even though ideas like this are likely not ideas that we should actually pursue, they’re still good for teaching people to think outside of the box. After all, generate enough stupid/crazy ideas and eventually one of them will actually turn out to be decent.