But there must be some reason that Clippy posts here at all, so this could just be part of it’s plans to ingratiate itself with humans (particularly humans who might build AIs, I guess).
Well, fun is a utilon at least partially because Inspector Darwin noticed that games are good training. Perhaps Clippy is motivated by a somewhat similar desire to use games as a means of understanding human behavior, or as a way of developing eir own understanding of game theory.
Why would Clippy play Diplomacy? Did you offer him a paperclip for his alliance?
Why would any human play Diplomacy? Did someone offer them a utilon (perhaps reproduction or food) for their alliance?
For humans, fun is a utilon. For Clippy?
But there must be some reason that Clippy posts here at all, so this could just be part of it’s plans to ingratiate itself with humans (particularly humans who might build AIs, I guess).
Well, fun is a utilon at least partially because Inspector Darwin noticed that games are good training. Perhaps Clippy is motivated by a somewhat similar desire to use games as a means of understanding human behavior, or as a way of developing eir own understanding of game theory.