Oops, I totally missed this subthread.
Amanojack has, I think, explained my meaning well. It may be useful to reduce down to physical brains and talk about actual computational facts (i.e. utility function) that lead to behavior rather than use the slippery words “want” or “preference”.
Good idea. Like, “My present utility function calls for my future utility function to be such and such”?
I replied to Marius higher up in the thread with my efforts at preference-taboo.
Oops, I totally missed this subthread.
Amanojack has, I think, explained my meaning well. It may be useful to reduce down to physical brains and talk about actual computational facts (i.e. utility function) that lead to behavior rather than use the slippery words “want” or “preference”.
Good idea. Like, “My present utility function calls for my future utility function to be such and such”?
I replied to Marius higher up in the thread with my efforts at preference-taboo.