[extropy-chat] Proof that a paperclip maximizer cannot be a general intelligence

Mike Lorrey mlorrey at yahoo.com
Sat Aug 20 15:42:51 UTC 2005



--- Marc Geddes <marc_geddes at yahoo.co.nz> wrote:

> >Well, yes: "Paperclips suck, but paperclip
> >maximizers are great people."
> >
> >Mike Lorrey
> >Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
> >Founder, Constitution Park Foundation:
> >http://constitutionpark.blogspot.com
> >Personal/political blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com
> 
> The paperclip maximizer just answers 'False' to the
> sentence as a whole.  Doesn't prove anything Mike.

It would prove that the paperclip maximizer is a self hating paperclip
maximizer. If it is not self hating, it cannot answer the question as false.

Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
Founder, Constitution Park Foundation:
http://constitutionpark.blogspot.com
Personal/political blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com

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