It would depend a lot on the implementation details. Also on whether it’s possible. The basic wireheader seems simpler, in that it doesn’t need to factor in humanities stupid ideas.
Adding in extra details, like that it has to pretty much make a virtual heaven for people, makes it a lot harder than just pumping them with morphine.
maximizing pleasure is very close in idea space to max suffering, because both do pretty much the same, but with opposite signs (yes, this is a travesty of an oversimplification, but you get the idea). The most common raised problems are mainly Goodhart issues. How would you specify that the AI maximise pleasure?
You seem to have a slightly idiosyncratic interpretation of wireheading, in that it’s usually described as blissing out on drugs, rather than being simulated in an enriching and fun environment. A lot more people would be fine with the second option than would agree to the first one.
As to the simple, conscious blissers, they seem empty to me. I expect this is a difference in basic morality/worldview though, in that I don’t find hedonism attractive. And boredom is very useful.
It would depend a lot on the implementation details. Also on whether it’s possible. The basic wireheader seems simpler, in that it doesn’t need to factor in humanities stupid ideas.
Adding in extra details, like that it has to pretty much make a virtual heaven for people, makes it a lot harder than just pumping them with morphine.
maximizing pleasure is very close in idea space to max suffering, because both do pretty much the same, but with opposite signs (yes, this is a travesty of an oversimplification, but you get the idea). The most common raised problems are mainly Goodhart issues. How would you specify that the AI maximise pleasure?
You seem to have a slightly idiosyncratic interpretation of wireheading, in that it’s usually described as blissing out on drugs, rather than being simulated in an enriching and fun environment. A lot more people would be fine with the second option than would agree to the first one.
As to the simple, conscious blissers, they seem empty to me. I expect this is a difference in basic morality/worldview though, in that I don’t find hedonism attractive. And boredom is very useful.