If I have utility in the state of the world, as opposed to the transitions between A, B, and C, I don’t see how it’s possible for me to have cyclic preferences, unless you’re claiming that my utility doesn’t have ordinality for some reason. If that’s the sort of inconsistency in preferences you’re referring to, then yes, it’s bad, but I don’t see how ordinal utility necessitates wireheading.
Regarding inconsistent preferences, yes, that is what I’m referring to.
Ordinal utility doesn’t by itself necessitate wireheading, such as if you are incapable of experiencing pleasure, but if you can experience it, then you should wirehead, because pleasure has the quale of desirability (pleasure feels desirable).
If I have utility in the state of the world, as opposed to the transitions between A, B, and C, I don’t see how it’s possible for me to have cyclic preferences, unless you’re claiming that my utility doesn’t have ordinality for some reason. If that’s the sort of inconsistency in preferences you’re referring to, then yes, it’s bad, but I don’t see how ordinal utility necessitates wireheading.
Regarding inconsistent preferences, yes, that is what I’m referring to.
Ordinal utility doesn’t by itself necessitate wireheading, such as if you are incapable of experiencing pleasure, but if you can experience it, then you should wirehead, because pleasure has the quale of desirability (pleasure feels desirable).
And you think that “desirability” in that statement refers to the utility-maximizing path?
I mean that pleasure, by its nature, feels utility-satisfying. I don’t know what you mean by “path” in “utility-maximizing path”.