[ExI] AI risks

[Rafal Smigrodzki]

On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 1:58 PM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:

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> On Sep 2, 2015, at 7:01 AM, William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com>
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> Friendly persuasion?  Ever worked at a mental hospital?  I've seen
> patients take a dose of an antipsychotic that would knock over an elephant
> - and still keep raving… BillW
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> Is there some kind of medication which is the opposite of an
> anti-psychotic?  Is that called a pro-psychotic?  What would happen if you
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### These are called psychodysleptics - typical ones are ketamine, LSD,
bath salts.


> Is there a medication, if given to a knocked-over elephant, would cause
> the beast to stand and resume his elephantine existence?  And what if one
> were to go to a rave (noun: a lively party or gathering involving hipsters
> dancing and such) distribute the pro-psychotic in order to induce the state
> of apparent madness intentionally?  The possibilities are endless and all
> tend toward cheerful absurdity.
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### You may recall that zombie attack in Florida last year. Possibilities
are endless and usually grisly.

Rafał
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