a universe organized around paperclips is valueless because paperclips are dead residue. a universe organized around increasing intelligence, complexity, agency, and world-model depth is the only process we know that can generate new value.
Here you use the words “valueless” and “value”. What do these words mean to you? I’m not trying to ask for a precise definition or something, more like whatever your native pointer. Is it exciting? A world you want to live in? Etc.
Here you use the words “valueless” and “value”. What do these words mean to you? I’m not trying to ask for a precise definition or something, more like whatever your native pointer. Is it exciting? A world you want to live in? Etc.
it means that there are interesting things there as per the judgement of the most intelligent agent available (:
i think the short story version linked at the start should give you an idea