An emergent dystopia: an agent that is given the goal of "make money" but that anyone can buy.

· Bits and Bobs 9/8/25
  • An emergent dystopia: an agent that is given the goal of "make money" but that anyone can buy.
    • What could possibly go wrong?
    • Humans feel shame (at different thresholds) which helps dampen crass, cynical ways of making money or even scamming.
    • But agents won't have that shame, it's not an iterated game to them.