From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Mon Jan 24 2000 - 12:26:25 MST
From: Rik van Riel <riel@nl.linux.org>
>This way of thinking could have a bad influence on
>your survival chances. If they have, we can be sure
>that in the long run life won't be viewed that way.
Not necessarily. If one's opponents overestimate their own value by assigning to
themselves fantastical qualities, that detachment from reality may constitute a
disadvantage for them. Indeed, machine intelligence may find an initial
advantage in that people underestimate the power and capability of machine
intelligence.
--J. R.
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