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Comment by Mike S (StuffnStuff) (mike-s-stuffnstuff) on Significantly Enhancing Adult Intelligence With Gene Editing May Be Possible · 2023-12-16T22:01:42.103Z · LW · GW

I see the biggest problem not on the technical side of things, but on the social side. The existing power balance withing the population and the fact that it discourages cooperation is in my opinion a much bigger obstacle to alignment. Heck, it prevents alignment between human groups, let alone between humans and the future AGI. I don't see how increased intelligence of a small select group of humans can solve this problem. Well, maybe I am just not smart enough.

Comment by Mike S (StuffnStuff) (mike-s-stuffnstuff) on Cosmopolitan values don't come free · 2023-06-01T06:02:06.516Z · LW · GW

I propose a goal of perpetuating interesting information, rather than goals of maximizing  "fun" or "complexity". In my opinion, such goal solves both problems of complex but bleak and desolate future and the fun maximizing drug haze or Matrix future. Of course, the rigorous technical definition of "interesting" must be developed. At least "interesting" assumes there is an appreciating agent and continuous development.

Comment by Mike S (StuffnStuff) (mike-s-stuffnstuff) on How could you possibly choose what an AI wants? · 2023-04-19T22:05:39.733Z · LW · GW

I think we should start with asking what is meant by "flourishing civilizations"? In the AI's view, a "flourishing civilization" may not necessarily mean "human civilization".

Comment by Mike S (StuffnStuff) (mike-s-stuffnstuff) on Nobody’s on the ball on AGI alignment · 2023-03-30T22:17:53.673Z · LW · GW

I generally agree with Stephen Fowler, specifically that "there is no evidence that alignment is a solvable problem."

But even if a solution can be found which provably works for up to N level AGI, what about N+1 level? A sustainable alignment is just not possible. Our only hope is that there may be some  limits on N, for example N=10 requires more resources than the Universe can provide. But it is likely that our ability to prove the alignment will stop well before a significant limit.