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		taneq on March 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AI: Practical Advice for the Worried Start with the human condition, and work your way up to value from there. What IS value, anyway?

James_Henry on March 3, 2023 [–]

What is Zvi Mowshowitz's utility function. That's probably what the author is talking about when he talks of value.

taneq on March 4, 2023 | [–]

Pretty hard to say for sure, after all humans are impenetrable black boxes... :P I'd hazard a guess it involves perpetuating genes, though.

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