Eugene Leitl wrote:
>
> Emlyn writes:
>
> > What does that mean, though? If you are going to build a do-it-yourself
> > guardian (in the sense of Plato - it was Plato, wasn't it?) then I think
> > that's bad news; the best outcome we can hope for is failure. It's also
> > bloody arrogant.
>
> Nevermind bloody arrogant, if you succeed you virtually guarantee the
> end of mankind.
>
> Moreover, I'm curious, as to why so many extropes here have accepted
> the hedonistic engineer sysop idea so quickly, despite it's many holes
> (I can give you a list). There must be something curiously appealing
> to the idea.
I for one would be very interested in your list, Eugene.
- samantha
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