Re:Philosophy of science books every computer scientist shou...
by senekerim on Friday December 11, 2015 @02:24PM
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> I haven't dismissed the conclusions, just said I disagree with many of them.
Earlier:
> If they uncover anything, it is the very interesting political foundations of a group of people
That sounds like a classic dismissal to me.
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Anyway, not to get bogged down in a silly semantic argument. Who cares if it's real philosophy? I've tried reading Heidegger when I was young and naive. If that's real philosophy, I'll pass, thank you.
If you have substantial, rigorous arguments against the existential risks posed by AI-based tech, I'd love to hear those, otherwise what you're saying sounds a lot more like an emotional and political reaction (presumably from the left end of the political spectrum).
Earlier: > If they uncover anything, it is the very interesting political foundations of a group of people
That sounds like a classic dismissal to me.
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Anyway, not to get bogged down in a silly semantic argument. Who cares if it's real philosophy? I've tried reading Heidegger when I was young and naive. If that's real philosophy, I'll pass, thank you.
If you have substantial, rigorous arguments against the existential risks posed by AI-based tech, I'd love to hear those, otherwise what you're saying sounds a lot more like an emotional and political reaction (presumably from the left end of the political spectrum).