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> imagine we create some sort of virtual device that one plugs in and it just basically gives you endless pleasure. There is a term for this concept: wireheadi
by jbboehr 2y ago
> imagine we create some sort of virtual device that one plugs in and it just basically gives you endless pleasure.
There is a term for this concept: wireheading[0][1].
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirehead_(science_fiction) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirehead_(science_fiction)
[1]: https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/wireheading https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/wireheading
- 082349872349872 2y agoalso https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_stimulation_reward#Intracranial_self-stimulation_(ICSS)_procedures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_stimulation_reward#Intra... (I'd thought wikimedia used to have a wireheaded rat?)