Nick Bostrom

They have a little home in the garden that they try to make into the perfect place for them, selecting everything to decorate it just the way they want.

They have a little home in the garden that they try to make into the perfect place for them, selecting everything to decorate it just the way they want.

And, you know, there are these little projects people have.

And, you know, there are these little projects people have.

In a solved world, there would be shortcuts to all of these outcomes.

In a solved world, there would be shortcuts to all of these outcomes.

So you wouldn't have to spend hours in a week sweating on the treadmill to get fit.

So you wouldn't have to spend hours in a week sweating on the treadmill to get fit.

You could pop a pill that would have exactly the same physiological effects.

You could pop a pill that would have exactly the same physiological effects.

So you could still go to the gym, but would you really do that if you could have exactly the same psychological and physiological effect by just popping a pill that would do that?

So you could still go to the gym, but would you really do that if you could have exactly the same psychological and physiological effect by just popping a pill that would do that?

It seems kind of pointless, right?

It seems kind of pointless, right?

Or similarly with the home decorator, like if you had an AI that

Or similarly with the home decorator, like if you had an AI that

it could read your preferences and tastes well enough that you could just press a button and it would go out selecting exactly the right curtains and the sofas and the cushions.

it could read your preferences and tastes well enough that you could just press a button and it would go out selecting exactly the right curtains and the sofas and the cushions.

And it would actually look much nicer to you than if you had done it yourself.

And it would actually look much nicer to you than if you had done it yourself.