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Re:Deep learning: a critical appraisal by rytill on Sunday June 03, 2018 @01:56AM (#17218116)
> one that we could turn on and off as we pleased

This is a research problem.

Your phrasing makes it sound like you think “Singularitarians” choose to believe that rogue AIs are a potential risk, rather than deriving that knowledge.

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Re:Deep learning: a critical appraisal by YeGoblynQueenne on Sunday June 03, 2018 @05:11AM (#17218667)
Because they don't "derive" anything. Since there is no data on AGI to "derive" its risks from we're left with vague fantasies about existential threats we can't ever hope to understand and admonitions to "Act Now!" even though we don't understand the threats.

Those people are fantasists, at best, charlatans at worst.

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