I’d say the utility function needs to contain one or more local optima with large basins of attraction that contain the initial state, not that the utility function needs to be simple. The simplest possible utility function is a constant function, which allows the system to wander aimlessly and certainly not “correct” in any way for perturbations.
I’d say the utility function needs to contain one or more local optima with large basins of attraction that contain the initial state, not that the utility function needs to be simple. The simplest possible utility function is a constant function, which allows the system to wander aimlessly and certainly not “correct” in any way for perturbations.
Ah, good points!