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Malign Prior Arguments

Edited by abramdemski last updated 7th Feb 2026

Variations on Paul Christiano's argument that the Solomonoff prior is malign.

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180The Solomonoff Prior is Malign

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37Changing my mind about Christiano's malign prior argument

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131"The Solomonoff Prior is Malign" is a special case of a simpler argument

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97Am I confused about the "malign universal prior" argument?

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78Are minimal circuits deceptive?

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50Weak arguments against the universal prior being malign

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43Prosaic misalignment from the Solomonoff Predictor

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43The Solomonoff prior is malign. It's not a big deal.

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20Clarifying The Malignity of the Universal Prior: The Lexical Update

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20Clarifying Consequentialists in the Solomonoff Prior

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