But it’s also relevant that we’re not asking the superintelligence to grant a random wish, we’re asking it for the right to keep something we already have. This seems more easily granted than the random wish, since it doesn’t imply he has to give random amounts of money to everyone.
My preferred analogy would be:
You founded a company that was making $77/year. Bernard launched a hostile takeover, took over the company, then expanded it to make $170 billion/year. You ask him to keep paying you the $77/year as a pension, so that you don’t starve to death.
This seems like a very sympathetic request, such that I expect the real, human Bernard would grant it. I agree this doesn’t necessarily generalize to superintelligences, but that’s Zack’s point—Eliezer should choose a different example.
Who is the wealthy person?