I feel that intuitively as well - but the hard question for me, is, how do I square "the maximal utility of existence is related to diversity and uniqueness" with "the utility of a probability distribution is the probability times the outcome, even when the existence(s) within that distribution aren't diverse or unique"?
Either way, see source:
Because the two individuals created by transporter duplication are identical to the person who existed prior to beaming, the term "transporter clone" could apply to either of them
Was so surprised that nobody's raised this point that I made an account just to make it.
Large organizations and highly placed individuals who solve coordination problems can make lots of money for reasons other than market efficiency. Most obviously, because they are in the best position to be rent-seeking. Coordinators take advantage of network effects to make themselves indispensable, then have every incentive to enshittify - to use their position as a coordinator to extract rent and dictate what activities can be coordinated (picking up rideshare ...
Proof-of-stake and proof-of-work are both often implemented cryptographically, because in cryptographic domains, verification can be easier than generation. I think another option is to apply that principle to the problem directly, where possible. The best example: formalizing a math theorem in lean means it's much easier to verify than it is to read. CS and ML papers can sometimes (if making software is now much easier) be implemented into toy examples, sized appropriately for reviewers (and reviewers' AI instances) to check for hardcoding or cheating. To... (read more)