But more precisely, an agent can guarantee the persistence of a trait only “by self-modifying into code that provably can nevenrlead to the modification of that trait.” Anything tied to rationality that guarantees the existence of a conforming modification at the time of offer must guarantee the continued existence of the same capacity after the modification, making the proposed self-modification self-contradictory.
But more precisely, an agent can guarantee the persistence of a trait only “by self-modifying into code that provably can nevenrlead to the modification of that trait.” Anything tied to rationality that guarantees the existence of a conforming modification at the time of offer must guarantee the continued existence of the same capacity after the modification, making the proposed self-modification self-contradictory.