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by hoseja 2589 days ago
Believed? You'd now, and you'd be right.
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The orthogonality thesis.

What if you were in that situation, but were incorrect about what things are good, and, while you had a better understanding of what actions would result in what results, the 8 year old had a better understanding of what is good?

Well that's an interesting point.

The 8-year-old might view your intelligent plans as a terrible abuse:

>BUT I WANT TO EAT TEN MORE TWINKIES, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SERVE ME WHAT I WANT, NOT DEPRIVE ME

Could we similarly be wrong if we think a future superintelligent AI is abusing us? Should we consider submitting to it?

Hard questions.