From: Eugene Leitl (eugene.leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Date: Mon Sep 18 2000 - 00:09:47 MDT
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.
So, what made you a believer?
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