Re: What should you ask a wish machine to do for you?

From: Geoff Smith (geoffs@unixg.ubc.ca)
Date: Sun Sep 28 1997 - 17:44:37 MDT


On Sat, 27 Sep 1997, Eliezer S. Yudkowsky wrote:

> I'm kind of surprised that nobody but Anton even mentioned this, but:
>
> (1) "Make me think a million times as fast."

I'd be sure to speed up the brains of some of my more intelligent peers as
well. I find that I cannot be an effective critical thinker without
criticism.
 
> Then, after you've thought about it for a year or 31 seconds, you can ask a
> safe variant of:
>
> (2) "Make me more intelligent."

When you say a "safe variant", do you mean one that would not radically
alter your personality?

geoff.



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