I believe Rolf Nelson first came up with the idea of using simulations to manipulate the most likely environment of an AI, in the context of an FAI possibly hacking a UFAI. He initially posted it on SL4, at http://www.sl4.org/archive/0708/16600.html, then in more detail at http://aibeliefs.blogspot.com/.
I believe Rolf Nelson first came up with the idea of using simulations to manipulate the most likely environment of an AI, in the context of an FAI possibly hacking a UFAI. He initially posted it on SL4, at http://www.sl4.org/archive/0708/16600.html, then in more detail at http://aibeliefs.blogspot.com/.