Re: Paradox--was Re: Active shields, was Re: Criticism depth, was Re: Homework, Nuke, etc..

From: John Marlow (johnmarrek@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Jan 12 2001 - 01:10:41 MST

Sadly, your point is difficult to argue against. And,
indeed--it is those selfsame morons who will likely
determine how that intelligence is created,
instructed, and programmed.

john marlow

--- "J. R. Molloy" <jr@shasta.com> wrote:
> From: "John Marlow" <johnmarrek@yahoo.com>
> > Yes; precisely. My read on, for instance,
> Drexler's
> > active shield concept is that we hand over
> > peacekeeping tasks to an AI which is equipped with
> > weapons superior to all others. The moment that
> > happens--no more checks or balances. If ti decides
> for
> > reasons we are unable even to fathom that we're
> toast,
> > we're toast.
>
> At least with an alien intelligence in charge we
> might have a chance,
> which is more than we have with the morons who get
> elected to office
> today.
>
> --J. R.
>
> Life-as-it-could-be is a territory we can only study
> by first creating it.
> --KK
>

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