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Hi, can you explain what a ' Yudkowsian self-optimizer ' is? I've googled it and the only page that it comes up with is this one! :-)

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Looks like I mispelled the name. I was simply referring informally to Eliezer Yudkowsky and the LessWrong-style thoughts on optimization processes. You can read the initial idea here[0].

If you haven't heard of LessWrong before, then you have hit the motherload of all rabbit holes! That site is definitely worth the dive.

[0]:https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/HFTn3bAT6uXSNwv4m/optimizati...

Thanks!

I know about lesswrong, and you’re not wrong

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