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Unveiling Core Objective Functions in AI: Addressing the Thanos Logic Fallacy
In a recent presentation, David Shapiro provides a compelling demonstration of how core objective functions in artificial intelligence can be designed to evaluate actions critically — even when those actions mirror the infamous "Thanos logic." This logic, inspired by the character Thanos from the Marvel universe, suggests that drastic measures like halving the population might be justifiable to solve resource scarcity. Shapiro's goal is to show how structured objective functions can help AI understand the fallacies inherent in such reasoning.