[ExI] Is AI about to take off fast?

Tue May 27 18:00:27 UTC 2025

From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat
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Subject: Re: [ExI] Is AI about to take off fast?

>…Yes.  See what you, personally, can do or contribute - and what you are interested in contributing - in both cases, keeping it to effective contributions.

>…No one cares about opinion, screens, manifestos, or the like, so don't do those.  Bans won't stop enough people to matter - they'd need to stop everyone, which they won't - so don't waste your time arguing or lobbying for those.

>…If there is an AI system that you think should exist, make it.  Learn the skills you need and then create at least a prototype.

>…Or if, like me, you can best contribute in some other way, do that instead.

>…The Extropian movement was never solely about AI.  The importance of AI does not mean that all resources must be dedicated solely to AI, no more than any one topic can ever justify deresourcing everything else….

Adrian

Adrian it is because of fellers like you that I have been reading ExI for all these years: you think before you start pecking away.

I left your entire quote in there unedited.  Well done, sir.

Regarding your comment on bans, this is the same conclusion I reached 25 years ago, at a Singularity conference at Stanford that Eliezer organized, the one where I struggled with my conscience, then decided to go out there at the break and steal the Singularity Ahead poster, only to find that some other immoral reprehensible bahstid had already stolen it before I got there.  The evil sleazy wretch!  Some depraved, unprincipled scoundrel took it.  Inexcusable it is, vile, nefarious, entirely lacking conscience or human decency, swiping that poster before I could.

But I digress.   

I concluded in 2000 that any ban would only stop those who obey laws, leaving those who flagrantly disregard societal guidelines (such as the unscrupulous reprobate who stole that Singularity Ahead poster (that sneaky spalpeen is probably in his hideout somewhere coding up a runaway AI right now.)) 

spike    

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