Psst! What makes you so sure Clippy isn’t, um, Kevin? I mean, asking that Kevin be given the money as compensation? That’s pretty much an admission right there...
That’s a possibility… but if you read through the whole history of Clippy, his asking for compensation to be sent to Kevin doesn’t really imply that—he’s asking for that because Kevin had promised to buy a bunch of paperclips in exchange for the money (or something like that), and so Clippy is trying to get Kevin paid via an intermediary.… for the sake of the paperclips.
so it could be Kevin playing both sides, but I don’t think that fact alone points in that direction.
What kind of special insight do you have regarding Clippy? I think this is a very important issue, because before we hand over such responsibilities to an alien being, we need to know as much as we can about Clippy’s motives and capabilities.
I don’t have any real special insight regarding Clippy.
I think there is practically zero chance that humanity makes Clippy it’s decision theoretic enforcer and that this post is somewhat out of touch with pragmatic human values as they exist right now.
though of course your knowledge with regards to that statement is incomplete compared to my knowledge
Oh, sorry, i assumed you were saying that you had some knowledge of who or what Clippy is. But obviously you’re in a position to see that you yourself are not Clippy. I feel terribly silly now.
Psst! What makes you so sure Clippy isn’t, um, Kevin? I mean, asking that Kevin be given the money as compensation? That’s pretty much an admission right there...
That’s a possibility… but if you read through the whole history of Clippy, his asking for compensation to be sent to Kevin doesn’t really imply that—he’s asking for that because Kevin had promised to buy a bunch of paperclips in exchange for the money (or something like that), and so Clippy is trying to get Kevin paid via an intermediary.… for the sake of the paperclips.
so it could be Kevin playing both sides, but I don’t think that fact alone points in that direction.
I am not Clippy, though of course your knowledge with regards to that statement is incomplete compared to my knowledge...
Kevin—this sort of weak, easily-faked signal is exactly the sort of thing you were trying to deal with in writing this post!
What kind of special insight do you have regarding Clippy? I think this is a very important issue, because before we hand over such responsibilities to an alien being, we need to know as much as we can about Clippy’s motives and capabilities.
I don’t have any real special insight regarding Clippy.
I think there is practically zero chance that humanity makes Clippy it’s decision theoretic enforcer and that this post is somewhat out of touch with pragmatic human values as they exist right now.
Oh, sorry, i assumed you were saying that you had some knowledge of who or what Clippy is. But obviously you’re in a position to see that you yourself are not Clippy. I feel terribly silly now.
No need to feel silly, as I wrote that sentence I thought that it might be confusing.