[ExI] How could you ever support an AGI?
Stefano Vaj
stefano.vaj at gmail.com
Sun Mar 2 20:08:00 UTC 2008
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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