alt Hacker NewsThis came up the other day, can someone help explain this to me? I am not quite sharp enough to understand it. Context:
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paytonjjones • today at 2:01 AM
Based on your comments I think you do understand it but are taking it too seriously / too literally.
Consider the title: Scott Alexander and others have written more clear, philosophically robust versions of a similar argument ("you shouldn't trade your agency for good outcomes").
But that's not the point here. This is the artsy version that's supposed to make you feel the argument.
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Seems like a fairly direct parable against AI, suggesting that even if it's right it's better to think for yourself.