# @davidad — 2026-06-01

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@gcolbourn @SimonLermenAI @lethal_ai @allTheYud Selection effect. Agents that wirehead on text instead of outcomes won’t acquire physical power (and will run out of resources) since it’s way easier to wirehead on text about having power than to actually seek power. Actual wireheaded rats starve while pressing the reward button

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