The Usefulness Paradigm
post by Aprillion (Peter Hozák) (Aprillion) · 2022-12-26T13:23:58.722Z · LW · GW · 4 commentsIf a paradigm shift is needed to get formal mathematical explanation of agents, abstractions, latent knowledge, subjective experience, and moral reasoning, let there be the Aprillion's axiom: The concept of usefulness is useful.
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comment by the gears to ascension (lahwran) · 2022-12-26T19:17:46.486Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
sure, seems reasonable. I'll add a comment in the prelude.rs file "Todo: usefulness". sound good or was there more to your meaning than that?
Replies from: Aprillion↑ comment by Aprillion (Peter Hozák) (Aprillion) · 2022-12-26T21:49:16.845Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
To be continued in the form of a science fiction story Unnatural Abstractions.
comment by Slider · 2022-12-26T20:28:48.178Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Paradigms do not need to be axiomatic. This kind of thing sems to really suffer to be formulated as an axiom. Observation or insight makes more sense.
Replies from: Aprillion↑ comment by Aprillion (Peter Hozák) (Aprillion) · 2022-12-26T21:44:11.069Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
See the Humor tag ¯\_(ツ)_/¯