“I propose this conjecture: In any sufficiently complex physical system there exists a subsystem that can be interpreted as the mental process of an sentient being experiencing unbearable sufferings.”
It turns out—I’ve done the math—that if you are using a logic-based AI, then the probability of having alternate possible interpretations diminishes as the complexity increases.
If you allow /subsystems/ to mean a subset of the logical propositions, then there could be such interpretations. But I think it isn’t legit to worry about interpretations of subsets.
BTW, Eliezer, regarding this recent statement of yours: “Goetz’s misunderstandings of me and inaccurate depictions of my opinions are frequent and have withstood frequent correction”: I challenge you to find one post where you have tried to correct me in a misunderstanding of you, or even to identify the misunderstanding, rather than just complaining about it in a non-specific way.
“I propose this conjecture: In any sufficiently complex physical system there exists a subsystem that can be interpreted as the mental process of an sentient being experiencing unbearable sufferings.”
It turns out—I’ve done the math—that if you are using a logic-based AI, then the probability of having alternate possible interpretations diminishes as the complexity increases.
If you allow /subsystems/ to mean a subset of the logical propositions, then there could be such interpretations. But I think it isn’t legit to worry about interpretations of subsets.
BTW, Eliezer, regarding this recent statement of yours: “Goetz’s misunderstandings of me and inaccurate depictions of my opinions are frequent and have withstood frequent correction”: I challenge you to find one post where you have tried to correct me in a misunderstanding of you, or even to identify the misunderstanding, rather than just complaining about it in a non-specific way.