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https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Gv7be4R57a38m5xrE/defining-the-normal-computer-control-problem There has been focus on controlling super intelligent artificial intelligence, however we currently can't even control our un-agenty computers without having to resort to formatting and other large scale interventions. Solving the normal computer control problem might help us solve the super intelligence control problem or allow us to work towards safe intelligence augmentation. We cannot currently keep our computers doing what we want easily. They can get infected with malware, compromised or they get updates that may be buggy. If you have sufficient expertise you can go in and fix the problem or wipe the system, but this is not ideal. We do not have control our computers, without resorting to out of band manipulation. n this language the normal computer control problem can be defined as. What type of automated system can we implement to stop a normal general purpose computer system misb...

 This would allow improved 'anti-terrorism' protection, but also much easier automated monitoring and suppression of dissident people and ideas. Over the longer term, inverse reinforcement learning could allow AI systems to learn to model the current preferences and likely media reactions of populations, allowing new AI propaganda systems to pre-test ideological messaging with much more accuracy, shaping gov't 'talking points', policy rationales, and ads to be much more persuasive.  https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/oXzRPoCmYkEySevj8/ideological-engineering-and-social-control-a-neglected-topic