Comment by Soldarnal on AIs and Gatekeepers Unite! · 2008-10-10T03:05:45.000Z · LW · GW

The so-called "meta-argument" is cheating because it would not work on a real gatekeeper, and so defeats the purpose of the simulation. For the real gatekeeper, letting the AI out to teach the world about the dangers of AI comes at the potential cost of those same dangers. It only works in the simulation because the simulation has no real consequences (besides pride and $10).