From: Brian Atkins (brian@posthuman.com)
Date: Sun Aug 18 2002 - 18:01:21 MDT
Anders Sandberg wrote:
>
> However, I don't think the issue here is what a hypothetical SI could
> do; we want protections good enough so that we can get into the SI era
> reasonaby safely, and that requires systems that can be built by humans,
> maintained by humans and upgraded by humans. As we get better our
> systems might get better.
>
Ok, so while the multi-layer defense sounds wonderful, what exactly
does it consist of in, say, the suitcase nuke and designer biowarfare
cases such that the risk is reduced to near zero?
At this point the various governments and corporations still haven't
figured out how to perfect a multilayered defense against 40 year old
offensive weapons (jet passenger planes), what makes you sure they will
suddenly move ahead of the curve when it comes to the more dangerous
technologies of the near future? I think this is perhaps the more
important question to answer rather than the actual defensive techniques.
Bradbury has a proposed technique, and even if it is actually feasible
will it actually be setup and in place any time soon?
-- Brian Atkins Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence http://www.singinst.org/
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