I think “bothered” implies a negative emotional response, which some plausible paperclip-maximizers don’t have.
It was intended to imply a negative term in the utility function. Yes, using ‘bothered’ is, technically, anthropomorphising. But it isn’t, in this instance, being confused about how Clippy optimises.
It was intended to imply a negative term in the utility function. Yes, using ‘bothered’ is, technically, anthropomorphising. But it isn’t, in this instance, being confused about how Clippy optimises.