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Re:The Singularity Is Further Than It Appears (2015) by goatlover on Thursday December 29, 2016 @08:29PM (#13281820)
To enjoy life? What makes you think there is some grand goal to it all?
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Re:The Singularity Is Further Than It Appears (2015) by AndrewKemendo on Thursday December 29, 2016 @08:49PM (#13281906)
What makes you think there is some grand goal to it all?

Well nothing, we get to determine it. According to what you write, your assumption is that the "grand goal" is to "enjoy life."

I say, that's probably not it - or rather I don't think so (based on my experience/research, general revealed preferences for humans writ large).

So my proposition is that our "grand goal" should be to build AGI.

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