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Re:Machine intelligence, part 2 by sanxiyn on Monday March 02, 2015 @08:57PM (#9135683)
I actually think radio silence is a very rational thing to do, and Stephen Hawking agrees with me. Do not describe that issue as cut-and-dry.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/apr/26/stephen...

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Re:Machine intelligence, part 2 by api on Monday March 02, 2015 @09:20PM (#9135752)
This is the problem with smart people. Here we have absolutely tangible existential threats like fossil fuel depletion and die off, and here we are fretting about aliens and AI-- two things not even proven to exist.
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Re:Machine intelligence, part 2 by sanxiyn on Monday March 02, 2015 @09:26PM (#9135775)
If humanity only worried about tangible threats, it would be worse off.
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