He argues that if one optimizes only for a formal objective like ‘perfect world’, the formal optimum can imply annihilation of people unless constraints for value and agency are imposed.
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Alignment
He argues that if one optimizes only for a formal objective like ‘perfect world’, the formal optimum can imply annihilation of people unless constraints for value and agency are imposed.
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Penelope's recognition of the bed sign finally aligns her mind, spirit, and soul, making her alive again and letting her acknowledge Odysseus as the love of her life.
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"Okay, yeah, okay, all right. So what this means is this, okay? It means that the computers don't have any intuition. They have absolutely..."
"Yeah, you already control the world, so what do you do? How about this, okay? I'm gonna kill everyone. Duh! The world is perfect..."
"Yeah, kill everyone, okay? Why, because there's no one around to know it killed everyone. Doesn't make sense, guys. This is how a computer..."
"Okay, do you want to go in? Planting it round with a bronze smoothing ad. I had the skill, I shaped a plumb to..."
"The gods, it was the gods who sent the sorrow. They grudged us both alive in each other's arms, from the heady zest of..."
"...All right, and so what we now see is finally, the alignment in Penelope between mind, spirit, and soul, and that makes her alive..."
"...metaphorically is a resurrection of his soul his Worldview okay the alignment of his mind his soul and his spirit which makes him invincible..."
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