I don’t believe he used a super clever cheap trick. However, if lying was considered net beneficial to the future, Eliezer would do it.
He at least claims that he wouldn’t, since if he was known to be willing to lie to save the world he couldn’t be trusted whenever it is known to be at stake. http://lesswrong.com/lw/v2/prices_or_bindings/
I don’t believe he used a super clever cheap trick. However, if lying was considered net beneficial to the future, Eliezer would do it.
He at least claims that he wouldn’t, since if he was known to be willing to lie to save the world he couldn’t be trusted whenever it is known to be at stake. http://lesswrong.com/lw/v2/prices_or_bindings/