Hi Tim, Ok, I don't disagree. I would just argue that being condemned to live in a zoo could be considered an even worse outcome that extinction. No?
Cheers, Telmo. On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 5:59 PM, TimTyler <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. I've recently put together a page containing an > argument I've been making for years. It is my reply > to those who claim that machine intelligence is likely > to cause human extinction. Here's the essay: > > http://matchingpennies.com/far_future_humans/ > > A brief synopsis: I argue that there are instrumental > reasons for our descendants to keep us around. I > identify one particular instrumental reason that I > think is likely to be particularly important - namely: > humans are the key to understanding the major > > evolutionary transition that leads to the dawn of the era of > superintelligent machines - and that understanding > the dynamics of this transition is likely to be one > of the best clues to the form of intelligent aliens > which might be encountered in the future. Clearly, > understanding what aliens are likely to be out there > could be very important for the long-term survival > of our descendants. This is fairly likely to lead > to the preservation of humans in a "meat" world, > > under simulation or both. > > > Enjoy, > > -- > __________ > |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ [email protected] 617-671-9930 > > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/25129130-ee4f7d55 > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
