Suppose you are trying to figure out a function f(x,y,z | a,b,c) where x, y ,z are all scalar values and a, b, c are all constants.
If you knew a few zeroes of this function, you could figure out good approximations of this function. Let’s say you knew
U(x,y, a=0) = x
U(x,y, a=1) = x
U(x,y, a=2) = y
U(x,y, a=3) = y
You could now guess U(x,y) = x if a<1.5, y if a>1.5
You will not be able to get a good approximation if you did not know enough zeroes.
This is a comment about morality. x, y, z are agent’s multiple possibly-conflicting values and a, b, c are info about environment of agent. You lack data about how your own mind will react to hypothetical situations you have not faced. At best you can extrapolate from historical data around minds of other people that are different from yours. Bigger and more trustworthy dataset will help solve this.
Suppose you are trying to figure out a function f(x,y,z | a,b,c) where x, y ,z are all scalar values and a, b, c are all constants.
If you knew a few zeroes of this function, you could figure out good approximations of this function. Let’s say you knew
You could now guess
U(x,y) = x if a<1.5, y if a>1.5You will not be able to get a good approximation if you did not know enough zeroes.
This is a comment about morality. x, y, z are agent’s multiple possibly-conflicting values and a, b, c are info about environment of agent. You lack data about how your own mind will react to hypothetical situations you have not faced. At best you can extrapolate from historical data around minds of other people that are different from yours. Bigger and more trustworthy dataset will help solve this.