[ExI] can seti have marcy?

rex rex at nosyntax.net
Mon Oct 19 17:10:12 UTC 2015


Anders Sandberg <anders at aleph.se> [2015-10-19 02:15]:
> 
> The must unfair aspect is that it is random: most of the time people say and
> do stupid or evil things and nothing happens, but occasionally it blows up.
> This kind of random punishment schedule is far more frightening and unfair
> than one that was proportional and reliable.

But "unfair" may be the least-cost solution (cf "variable
reinforcement"), so which should we choose?

-rex
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