By contrast, an algorithm that only cares whether a decision is “right” can only input data from one source: an internal list of which decisions should be taken. Thus, describing an algorithm as “concerned only with doing right” means that it will be updateless.
The right thing for the increment algorithm is to output its parameter increased by one.
I truly don’t understand, so if one of the six people silently downvoting me would be so kind as to offer a hint, I will gladly edit or delete, as appropriate.
I did not vote on any comments in this post. However, I believe the downvotes were because your tone sounds combative and supercilious, and you missed both Tyrrell’s point and Vladimir’s:
Your description of Tyrrell’s theory makes it sound like it changes the UDT algorithm to a GLUT, while Tyrrell was just proposing a new interpretation of the same algorithm
Vladimir meant his comment about the increment algorithm to show by example that an algorithm which is not updateless can be interpreted as doing something because it’s right just as easily as an updateless algorithm can.
Neither of these would’ve been judged so harshly if you hadn’t phrased your replies like you were addressing a learning-disabled child instead of an intelligent AI researcher.
The right thing for the increment algorithm is to output its parameter increased by one.
Yes, you’ve finally got it. I don’t understand why you’re downvoting me for explaining a concept that you had trouble with.
I truly don’t understand, so if one of the six people silently downvoting me would be so kind as to offer a hint, I will gladly edit or delete, as appropriate.
I did not vote on any comments in this post. However, I believe the downvotes were because your tone sounds combative and supercilious, and you missed both Tyrrell’s point and Vladimir’s:
Your description of Tyrrell’s theory makes it sound like it changes the UDT algorithm to a GLUT, while Tyrrell was just proposing a new interpretation of the same algorithm
Vladimir meant his comment about the increment algorithm to show by example that an algorithm which is not updateless can be interpreted as doing something because it’s right just as easily as an updateless algorithm can.
Neither of these would’ve been judged so harshly if you hadn’t phrased your replies like you were addressing a learning-disabled child instead of an intelligent AI researcher.