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Re:The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment by nitrogen on Friday July 18, 2014 @01:15AM (#8051779)
It seems like the basilisk is only terrifying if you don't temper your rationality with empiricism. There is, as yet, no evidence that such an AI does or could exist, so there's no reason to be bothered by it.
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Re:The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment by matthewwiese on Friday July 18, 2014 @01:28AM (#8051805)
Quite true, because at the moment, the proposed Singularity may not come to fruition for a variety of reasons. Hell, one of the obstacles could be an asteroid collision tomorrow and we'd never know.

EDIT: I don't know why I capitalized "asteroid"

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Re:The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment by anigbrowl on Friday July 18, 2014 @01:34AM (#8051823)
You should capitalize it again, quick - what if it gets upset and decides to crash into us? Better not to think about it!
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