On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 7:56 PM, Robert Bradbury <<a href="mailto:robert.bradbury@gmail.com">robert.bradbury@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I believe the production of an AGI spells the extinction of humanity. More importantly it has what I would call back propagating effects. Why should iI expend ntellectual energy, time, money, etc. in a doomed species? Put another way, those of you who have had and/or are investing in children are potentially pursuing a pointless endeavor. If an AGI develops or is developed their existence is fairly pointless. Our current culture obviously shows absorption is nearly instantaneous for younger minds. They will know they are "obsolete" in an AGI world.<br>
</blockquote></div><br><br>OK. <br><br>Thus, you think that if somebody who would like to perpetuate himself he or she should start investing from now in the development of an AGI. <br><br>Fine with me, even though I believe that no harm will derive from a few children on the side... :-)<br>
<br>Stefano Vaj<br>