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

[Keith Henson]

On Sun, Oct 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
> 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.

True, but replicating assemblers can make anything.

> 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.

Or be unable to afford conventional medical care.  But consider the
inability of governments to stop the drug trade.

> 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.

True.

Keith
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