Observing the link between wireheading and Goodhart’s law seems to be an instance of what Paul Graham recommends in his latest essay.
He claims that the most valuable insights are both general and surprising, but that those insights are very hard to find. So instead one is often better off searching for surprising takes on established general ideas, as OP seems to have done. :)
Observing the link between wireheading and Goodhart’s law seems to be an instance of what Paul Graham recommends in his latest essay. He claims that the most valuable insights are both general and surprising, but that those insights are very hard to find. So instead one is often better off searching for surprising takes on established general ideas, as OP seems to have done. :)