Original Friendship is Optimal is not a “My Little Pony” fanfic, but a SF story that starts with a procedurally-generated MLP MMO, and crescendos to what could very well be the Best Possible Outcome if self-optimizing algorithms are given /almost/ the right goals. Some readers are horrified by the implications; some want to move into … Continue reading Backfill: Metafilter: The computer /is/ your friend