Some values don’t change.
Citation needed. I can’t think of anything that could be reasonably classified as a “value” that is unchanging in humans. And I don’t know of any other entities to which “values” can yet be applied.
I’m a goal seeking system.
Even less clear. Actually, I don’t know you, so maybe it’s true for you. It’s absolutely not true for me. I’m an illegible, variable, meaning-seeking (along with other, less socially-acceptible-to-admit -seeking) thing.
In real-world entities, the model of terminal values and goal-seeking is highly suspect.
I’d expect that most specifics about those topics, and their relative priority to other things you’re currently seeking and making tradeoffs against, have changed and will change significantly.
The amount of generalization that would make a value unchanging also makes it useless for prediction or decision-making.
In real-world entities, the model of terminal values and goal-seeking is highly suspect.
Just a few values (of mine, at least) that have never changed:
Having fun
Learning (Having a more accurate map of the territory)
Physical / mental / financial / relational health
Many forms of freedom in pursuing my goals
I’d expect that most specifics about those topics, and their relative priority to other things you’re currently seeking and making tradeoffs against, have changed and will change significantly.
The amount of generalization that would make a value unchanging also makes it useless for prediction or decision-making.
So if AlphaZero doesn’t have values, according to you, how would you describe its preference that “board state = win?”
And why do you say that “values” can be applied to humans? What makes us special?