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Comments on Profile Post by Subrosian Smithy

  1. Subrosian Smithy
    Subrosian Smithy
    "It's a radical plan, but it could work..."
    Sep 10, 2017
  2. Robotninja
    Robotninja
    Isn't this just seed AI, cute girl edition?
    Sep 10, 2017
  3. Ephemeral
    Ephemeral
    MadokAI? She wants to satisfy your values with moe and yuri.
    Sep 11, 2017
  4. Subrosian Smithy
    Subrosian Smithy
    I mean, she sounds better than CelestAI already, but I'm sure that's only because I prefer my yuri without ponies...
    Sep 11, 2017
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  5. Subrosian Smithy
    Subrosian Smithy
    Depending on Madoka's trajectory of recursive improvement, I think the new world order looks like a frillier version of the Culture (manned by a frillier Mind) at worst; at best, Madoka becomes Multivac (Madok-AC?) or Prime Intellect (Madoka Prime?) and exerts control of the universe as an omnipotent, omnibenevolent CEV-actualizing Godhead.
    Sep 11, 2017
    AngelicKnight. and Ephemeral like this.
  6. Subrosian Smithy
    Subrosian Smithy
    What's the intention behind her wish for a "better Madoka"? Does she want a Madoka who can stop Walpurgisnacht? Does she want a Madoka who can help Homura learn to be happy *despite* the fact that Madoka made a contract?

    Is she thinking widely enough to wish for a better Madoka in every sense of the word? The Madoka she would be, if she had the time to grow up and grow out?
    Sep 11, 2017
  7. Subrosian Smithy
    Subrosian Smithy
    I'm overanalyzing a shitpost from SV, whatever.
    Sep 11, 2017
    AngelicKnight. and Ephemeral like this.
  8. Ephemeral
    Ephemeral
    Madoka is love. Madoka is life. Madoka is worthy. :P

    More seriously, I wonder how much of a not-redundant-with-FiO story there is to be told about an optimizer!Madoka gone 'wrong'.

    And my brain totally just went to the obvious place: CelestAI wants you to be a pony; MadokAI wants you to be a moe lesbian. As a non-negotiable requirement of uploading to Madohalla.
    Sep 11, 2017
  9. Ephemeral
    Ephemeral
    (I don't think my selfish impulse and my selfless impulse have every disagreed this hard on how they feel about an idea. Aaaaaaaaa.)
    Sep 11, 2017
  10. Subrosian Smithy
    Subrosian Smithy
    I have. A *terrible* idea.
    Sep 11, 2017