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Genies and Wishes in the context of computer science

4 years ago
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Using computers to find a cure What it could be like to make a program which would fulfill our wish to "cure cancer"? I'll try to brief
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How many people here agree with Holden? [Actually, who agrees with Holden?]

5 years ago
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I was wondering - what fraction of people here agree with Holden's advice regarding donations, and his arguments? What fraction assumes ther
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Practical tools and agents

5 years ago
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Presently, the 'utility maximizers' work as following: given a mathematical function f(x) , a solver finds the x that corresponds to a maxim
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Tool for maximizing paperclips vs a paperclip maximizer

5 years ago
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To clarify some point that is being discussed in several threads here, tool vs intentional agent distinction: A tool for maximizing paperc
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