From: Bryan Moss (bryan.moss@dial.pipex.com)
Date: Wed Jul 01 1998 - 15:18:52 MDT
Anders Sandberg wrote:
> What I want to find out is:
>
> 1) When do we have a problem? (This involves
> estimating the risks of various technologies
> carefully)
>
> 2) What solution strategies exist for this
> problem?
>
> 3) Are they good enough that they can handle the
> problem? (And what are their limits, when we
> *should* run up into the hills?)
>
> 4) How to implement them? (Even the best
> solution might be completely impossible to put
> into use, we need to find solutions that can be
> implemented for real)
Also, it might be an idea to find out who the
"crazies" actually are. Contrary to popular
belief (to my knowledge) there is no mental
illness that makes people want to destroy the
world. Most potential threats will have very real
reasons for wanting us all dead.
BM
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