Comment by iamtrask on Contest: $1,000 for good questions to ask to an Oracle AI · 2019-07-01T20:06:30.129Z · LW · GW

Submission for all types: ask for an ordered list of what questions you should ask the Oracle.

This seems like the highest order question which subsumes all others, as the Oracle is best positioned to know what information we will find useful (as it is the only being which knows what it knows). Any other question assumes we (the question creators) know more than the Oracle.

Refined Submission for all types: If value alignment is a concern, ask for an ordered list of what questions you should ask the Oracle to maximize for weighted value list X.