[ExI] Old stuff on this list

[BillK]

On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 10:07 PM, Kelly Anderson  wrote:
> I agree with the rest of your post, but why would you think we would
> not choose to live in the deep ocean if we're in virtual reality
> anyway? Seems like a pretty safe place to hide out, little radiation,
> pretty stable heat and pressure, and what is the pressure going to
> hurt? You could even power yourself off a geothermal vent and get off
> of solar altogether.
>
> Loved the rest, but this left me scratching my head wondering why you
> would say this particular thing. After all, we talk about going into
> outer space all the time...
>
>

That's the point. I can't see AIs shutting themselves away from the
rest of the universe.

Admittedly. the outside universe will appear nearly frozen due to
their mental speedup, but going to the bottom of the sea????
I just assumed they would want to see what was going on outside. Just
in case the sun went nova, or something.


BillK