Here is what I would do, in the hypothetical scenario, where I have taken over the world.
Guard against existential risk.
Make sure that every conscious being I have access to is at least comfortable as the baseline.
Figure out how to safely self-modify, and become much much much … much stronger.
Deconfuse myself about what consciousness is, such that I can do something like ‘maximize positive experiences and minimize negative experiences in the universe’, without it going horribly wrong. I expect that ‘maximize positive experiences, minimize negative experiences in the universe’ very roughly points in the right direction, and I don’t expect that would change after a long reflection. Or after getting a better understanding of consciousness.
Optimize hard for what I think is best.
Though this is what I would do in any situation really. It is what I am doing right now. This is what I breathe for, and I won’t stop until I am dead.
[EDIT 2023-03-01_17-59: I have recently realized that is is just how one part of my mind feels. The part that feels like me. However, there are tons of other parts in my mind that pull me in different directions. For example, there is one part that wants me to do lots of random improvements to my computer setup, which are fun to do, but probably not worth the effort. I have been ignoring these parts in the past, and I think that their grip on me is stronger because I did not take them into account appropriately in my plans.]
Here is what I would do, in the hypothetical scenario, where I have taken over the world.
Guard against existential risk.
Make sure that every conscious being I have access to is at least comfortable as the baseline.
Figure out how to safely self-modify, and become much much much … much stronger.
Deconfuse myself about what consciousness is, such that I can do something like ‘maximize positive experiences and minimize negative experiences in the universe’, without it going horribly wrong. I expect that ‘maximize positive experiences, minimize negative experiences in the universe’ very roughly points in the right direction, and I don’t expect that would change after a long reflection. Or after getting a better understanding of consciousness.
Optimize hard for what I think is best.
Though this is what I would do in any situation really. It is what I am doing right now. This is what I breathe for, and I won’t stop until I am dead.
[EDIT 2023-03-01_17-59: I have recently realized that is is just how one part of my mind feels. The part that feels like me. However, there are tons of other parts in my mind that pull me in different directions. For example, there is one part that wants me to do lots of random improvements to my computer setup, which are fun to do, but probably not worth the effort. I have been ignoring these parts in the past, and I think that their grip on me is stronger because I did not take them into account appropriately in my plans.]