[ben_w]

> Let's say a super-person is born, who just wants stuff more than anyone else alive. Maybe he's had a bad childhood and been through terrible things, so now those things that he wants reach the level of desperation for him. Wouldn't this make the worth of his values more than other people to the machines?

I’ve blogged about this recently.

Morality, thy discount is hyperbolic: https://kitsunesoftware.wordpress.com/2020/01/08/morality-th...

Normalised, n-dimensional, utility monster: https://kitsunesoftware.wordpress.com/2018/01/21/normalised-...

Disclaimer: although I do have a formal qualification in philosophy, I did not get a very good grade.

[summerdown2]

Cool!

Have you seen this cartoon? It's something I remembered from way back, and finally found it again!

http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2569

[ben_w]

Thanks :)

That SMBC looks familiar, but I can’t be sure — the comic has so much interesting philosophical and transhumanist content, it can sometimes blend together.