Thanks! I’ve read these, and your writing in general has been an important influence on my thinking on these topics since I wrote this post two years ago.
I wrote up my current position on simulations and related topics in this sequence, largely building on some of your older writing. My understanding is that you are less in favor of the type of arguments presented there as you once were, but I’m still curious what you think of them if you have time to take a look.
I missed your call for links earlier. I’ve written a couple of pieces about this:
Beyond Astronomical Waste (in short, try harder to ensure philosophical competence of future AIs or humans or civilization as a whole)
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/HbkNAyAoa4gCnuzwa/wei-dai-s-shortform?commentId=NrtKECeYASwoBJbki (“thinking and writing with potential simulators in mind as an additional audience, hoping my ideas might benefit or interest some of them even if they end up largely ignored in this reality”)
Thanks! I’ve read these, and your writing in general has been an important influence on my thinking on these topics since I wrote this post two years ago.
I wrote up my current position on simulations and related topics in this sequence, largely building on some of your older writing. My understanding is that you are less in favor of the type of arguments presented there as you once were, but I’m still curious what you think of them if you have time to take a look.