[ExI] Why “Everyone Dies” Gets AGI All Wrong by Ben Goertzel

[John Clark]

On Sat, Oct 4, 2025 at 6:24 AM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:


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> *> I'm now wondering if even some western nations might not
> enactlegislation to outlaw uploading, once it becomes possible. It
> wouldn'tsurprise me, there are plenty of people who regard it as tantamount
> tosuicide, even among people who regard themselves as transhumanists
> ormaterialists. It wouldn't be hard for a government to conclude that
> itshould be illegal (or that uploads don't count as human, and don't
> haveany rights** at all).*


*The thing is, you're assuming that when uploading not only becomes
possible but is also practical and inexpensive enough for wide scale use,
human beings will still be the ones in the driver's seat, and I don't
believe that will be the case. *

*John K Clark *
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