curi comments on David Deutsch on How To Think About The Future

curi 9 Apr 2011 23:24 UTC
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(Presumably, since the AIs are unpredictable, and technology, Optimism demands that we all live happily ever after.)

No. Deutsch’s “principle of optimism” states:

All evils are caused by insufficient knowledge.

optimism demands that they can live happily ever after if they learn how. it does not predict that they will.
- Vladimir_Nesov 9 Apr 2011 23:57 UTC
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  Agreed. The “we all live happily ever after” inference does contradict Deutsch’s idea, which I noticed a little after writing this, and so corrected the wording (before seeing your comment) thusly:
  
  (Or, presumably, so Optimism demands, since the AIs are unpredictable, and technology.)
  What links here?
  - Vladimir_Nesov's comment on David Deutsch on How To Think About The Future by curi (10 Apr 2011 0:40 UTC; 0 points)