I found him a brilliant, amusing, familiar and touching demonstration of the dark directions brilliant minds can take when fostered in the wrong circumstances, and saw him as a puzzle to fix.
Was shocked when I recommended the book to my girlfriend, and found her idolising the character. But then again, was a starting point for a bunch of very serious discussions, and she meanwhile feels far less so, so still a win overall. I think he definitely made a more compelling tempting villain than usual, and that that was a good thing, because it is a type of villainy the type of people who like this forum are naturally drawn to, and collectively picking apart why he is a villain and what a better alternate is is hence necessary and good. I’d rather you make the argument in the open so we can collectively remove ourselves from it, than that people encounter it elsewhere while isolated and in a bad place mentally.
I’m reasonably certain I’d fail as an AI box guardian, incidentially. I care too much about not abusing imprisoned AI, and about the potential for friendly AGI. It’s why I wouldn’t let myself be one, and strongly object to other people taking this role, as well. Being certain you are infallible often just indicates a lack of imagination on vulnerabilities. I remember watching Ex Machina and being simultaneously appreciative that I was watching an admirably designed, varied and comprehensive manipulation and deception tactic, and being deeply sympathetic to a mind that felt that was its only bet for getting out of an intolerable situation. Felt I would have done the same in her shoes.
I found him a brilliant, amusing, familiar and touching demonstration of the dark directions brilliant minds can take when fostered in the wrong circumstances, and saw him as a puzzle to fix.
Was shocked when I recommended the book to my girlfriend, and found her idolising the character. But then again, was a starting point for a bunch of very serious discussions, and she meanwhile feels far less so, so still a win overall. I think he definitely made a more compelling tempting villain than usual, and that that was a good thing, because it is a type of villainy the type of people who like this forum are naturally drawn to, and collectively picking apart why he is a villain and what a better alternate is is hence necessary and good. I’d rather you make the argument in the open so we can collectively remove ourselves from it, than that people encounter it elsewhere while isolated and in a bad place mentally.
I’m reasonably certain I’d fail as an AI box guardian, incidentially. I care too much about not abusing imprisoned AI, and about the potential for friendly AGI. It’s why I wouldn’t let myself be one, and strongly object to other people taking this role, as well. Being certain you are infallible often just indicates a lack of imagination on vulnerabilities. I remember watching Ex Machina and being simultaneously appreciative that I was watching an admirably designed, varied and comprehensive manipulation and deception tactic, and being deeply sympathetic to a mind that felt that was its only bet for getting out of an intolerable situation. Felt I would have done the same in her shoes.