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Re:It looks like you’re trying to take over the world by Agentlien on Sunday March 27, 2022 @09:20AM (#30819998)
This seems like one of those strangely recurring limitations of writers' imagination.

The closest analogue I can think of is game AIs written to optimise speed running of games. They routinely end up following tactics which rely on what humans would describe as cheats and glitches.

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Re:It looks like you’re trying to take over the world by skybrian on Sunday March 27, 2022 @10:53AM (#30820670)
I don't know which writers you mean but "wireheading" is a common trope and it's explicitly mentioned in the story.

[1] https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/aMXhaj6zZBgbTrfqA/a-definiti...

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