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

[Ben Zaiboc]

On 05/10/2025 18:53, Keith Henson wrote:
> I see governments as irrelevant.  They are made of people who just
> cannot react fast enough.  There was a worm that doubled every 8.5
> seconds.  It infected every system on the net before humans could
> react.  Even the pace of AI development is too fast for governments to
> keep up.

Hmm.
We're not just talking about software, though. This is very complex 
hardware as well.
Given that we're talking about mature uploading technology, I think John 
is right in saying that AI will probably be in charge by then, so 
governments would be irrelevant for that reason.

But if not, what are you thinking, clandestine unlicensed 
uploading/medical clinics popping up all over the place? People would 
have to want them and be confident that they would work. That would mean 
a considerable PR effort ahead of time, I think. Or do you envisage a 
word-of-mouth process? I think there would be a fairly quick response, 
from people who would oppose them, then the government would have to get 
involved. Probably with police or even military force, and a big 
backlash would ensue.

I reckon, no matter how fast the development is, acceptance and 
deployment would be slow.

Just another reason why we need AI in charge of things.

-- 
Ben