Ben Goertzel wrote: > Right now, no one cares what a bunch of geeks and freaks > say about AGI and the future of humanity. > > But once a powerful AGI is actually created by person X, the prior > mailing list posts of X are likely to be scrutinized, and > interpreted by people whose points of view are as far from > transhumanism as you can possibly imagine ... but who > may have plenty of power in the world...
This understanding of the world we live in is where my posts on this topic originate. But, Ben is being optimistic. I would suggest the situation is even worse. If person X actually comes up with some exciting result short of real AGI, and this gets widespread media attention, the same scrutiny will begin in earnest. If you're person X, and you haven't been careful, you might not get the chance to complete your work the way you want to. Regardless, the powers that be won't have to go sifting through thousands of emails either. Think of all the people you've disagreed with over the years. Think of all the people who could be jealous of your achievement. Sour grapes and outright dislike will see to it that your views on *many* things get to the wrong people. Keith ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&user_secret=7d7fb4d8
