[ExI] How could you ever support an AGI?

[Stefano Vaj]

On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 7:56 PM, Robert Bradbury <robert.bradbury at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I believe the production of an AGI spells the extinction of humanity.
> More importantly it has what I would call back propagating effects.  Why
> should iI expend ntellectual energy, time, money, etc. in a doomed species?
> Put another way, those of you who have had and/or are investing in children
> are potentially pursuing a pointless endeavor.  If an AGI develops or is
> developed their existence is fairly pointless.  Our current culture
> obviously shows absorption is nearly instantaneous for younger minds.  They
> will know they are "obsolete" in an AGI world.
>


OK.

Thus, you think that if somebody who would like to perpetuate himself he or
she should start investing from now in the development of an AGI.

Fine with me, even though I believe that no harm will derive from a few
children on the side... :-)

Stefano Vaj
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