We experience value drift constantly, both as individuals and societies. The values of 2000s society are a lot different than those of 1700s society, and the values I have today are a lot different than the ones I had as a newborn. I fail to see this as a threat. Aside for a few core values (like not wanting to cause unnecessary suffering to anyone) which I find unlikely to change even if we did have IA, I have no particular interest in freezing my current set of values as permanent, any more than I have an interest in permanently freezing my set of memories and skills to their current state. (I would probably have chosen to merge with the baby-eaters and superhappies.)
Furthermore, if I experience value drift as a consequence of IA, that implies that my increased intelligence causes me to see inconsistencies in my previous values that I didn't see before. I would welcome that kind of value revision.
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Re: intelligence augmentation
Date: 2010-04-17 09:11 pm (UTC)Furthermore, if I experience value drift as a consequence of IA, that implies that my increased intelligence causes me to see inconsistencies in my previous values that I didn't see before. I would welcome that kind of value revision.