The fact that you will regret a choice does not imply that the choice is irrational, since the way our regret works is itselfirrational.
If we accept Eliezer’s position, we’d probably take all of these things—pleasure, non-effort, non-regret, happiness, etc. - and make them components of our utility functions. But I have no idea how we are supposed to weigh these things against each other. How do you know that your consciously chosen trade-off is the right one? How do you even know that it’s an improvement over what your subconscious/instinct/intuition tends to choose?
How do you know that your consciously chosen trade-off is the right one? How do you even know that it’s an improvement over what your subconscious/instinct/intuition tends to choose?
The fact that you will regret a choice does not imply that the choice is irrational, since the way our regret works is itself irrational.
If we accept Eliezer’s position, we’d probably take all of these things—pleasure, non-effort, non-regret, happiness, etc. - and make them components of our utility functions. But I have no idea how we are supposed to weigh these things against each other. How do you know that your consciously chosen trade-off is the right one? How do you even know that it’s an improvement over what your subconscious/instinct/intuition tends to choose?
In short … how do you be less wrong?