Thank you for your responses. Jeff, I have taken your suggestion and sent a couple questions to the Summit. My concern is motivated by noticing that the Summit includes speakers who have been very clear about their opposition to regulating AI, but none who I am aware of who have advocated it (except Bill McKibben, who wants a total ban).
Ben, I was surprised not to see you, or several other frequent AGI contributors, among the speakers. Eliezer, glad to hear that you tried to get Bill Joy. But like Bill McKibben, he favors a total ban on AI, nanotechnology and genetic engineering. James Hughes, and others such as myself, want the benefits of these technologies but to regulate them to avoid potential catastrophes. Hopefully some of the non-speaking participants at the Summit will express the point of view in favor of proceeding with AI but regulating it. Bill http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/g/Singularity_Notes.html ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
