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Re:You are committing a crime right now by epo on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @12:59PM (#4815355)
And you think it is a good idea to replace a non-optimal system by a guaranteed-to-be-worse one? Really? Really??
Re:You are committing a crime right now by jrogers65 on Thursday November 22, 2012 @08:17AM (#4818637)
I think it may be worth looking at just how non-optimal the current system is: http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110411/full/news.2011.227.ht...

People are emotional and subjective by their very nature. It is not possible to be objective - one can only tend towards objectivity by applying constant introspection and reassessing one's world view. Nonetheless, an Ape is not capable of being a Vulcan. It is, frankly, a travesty that people's fates are being decided by other people's stomachs.

Re:You are committing a crime right now by brianchu on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @04:26PM (#4816386)
Is it "guaranteed" to be worse?

I'd argue that you really can't say anything with such certainty. If true friendly AI is ever possible (and that is up in the air), such a system would be a better one. Obviously, this is all speculation.