Hedonium (also known as orgasmium) is a homogeneous substance with limited consciousness, which is in a constant state of supreme bliss. An AI programmed to “maximize happiness” might simply tile the universe with hedonium. Some who believe this consider it a good thing; others do not. Those who do not, use its undesirability to argue that not all terminal values reduce to “happiness” or some simple analogue. Hedonium is the hedonistic utilitarian’s version of utilitronium.
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I don’t think this should be redirected to utilitronium as the two have distinct meanings. Utilitronium is matter optimized for maximum utility of its creator. It need not be sentient. Orgasmium is matter optimized so that it will experience maximum utility.
This was done as a matter of minimum-effort improvement over what came before, now it’s better than that (I think you meant to say ‘bliss’/‘happiness’ here, not utility—utility isn’t necessarily ‘experienced’).--Vladimir Nesov 16:22, 19 January 2011 (UTC)