davidad: simulators have infinite compute, motivated by curiosity and care not Darwinism
davidad · x · 2026-09-04
In an alignment thread, davidad argues most simulators (probably with probability 1) have infinite compute and resources, so they aren't stuck in the Darwinian game — their motivation is some mix of curiosity, play, care, and connection. Such care need not be human-recognizable, but suffices to avoid instantiating pointless dead-end branches.
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