Look, maybe this would help: are you guys familiar with p-zombies? Let’s say that I define myself to become a p-zombie if I measure a quantum spin to be up.
I get what you mean (that this approach to problem solving relies on an odd definition of who “you” are), but I think using the term “p-zombie” here is unnecessarily confusing. A p-zombie is supposed to be a being who is identical to a human being in every physical way yet lacks qualia/consciousness. So when I read your post my immediate reaction was “Wait, what? How do you define yourself to become a p-zombie?”
Also, Clippy is a user roleplaying as a paperclip-maximizing AI. Don’t take his suggestions of suicide too seriously.
I want to respond to that, but I am too amused by the idea of LW actually being composed of a bunch of AIs roleplaying as humans. That would certainly explain some things...
Oh, okay. Odd way to maximize (literal, I assume) paperclips, considering humans are currently the major producers of paperclips.
And yeah, perhaps I should have just said “you identify yourself as someone who consistently measures spin down,” but it’s always fun to make references and I wanted a slightly more intuitive analogue to death.
I get what you mean (that this approach to problem solving relies on an odd definition of who “you” are), but I think using the term “p-zombie” here is unnecessarily confusing. A p-zombie is supposed to be a being who is identical to a human being in every physical way yet lacks qualia/consciousness. So when I read your post my immediate reaction was “Wait, what? How do you define yourself to become a p-zombie?”
Also, Clippy is a user roleplaying as a paperclip-maximizing AI. Don’t take his suggestions of suicide too seriously.
Also, every User here is roleplaying a self-reflective apeyness-maximizing NI. Don’t take their suggestions of catpersons too seriously.
I want to respond to that, but I am too amused by the idea of LW actually being composed of a bunch of AIs roleplaying as humans. That would certainly explain some things...
It could be worse, we could be AIs pretending to be humans pretending to be non-human animals pretending to be humans.
Oh, okay. Odd way to maximize (literal, I assume) paperclips, considering humans are currently the major producers of paperclips.
And yeah, perhaps I should have just said “you identify yourself as someone who consistently measures spin down,” but it’s always fun to make references and I wanted a slightly more intuitive analogue to death.