From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@www.aeiveos.com)
Date: Wed Aug 11 1999 - 12:52:44 MDT
> Subject: Re: Eliezer is only nineteen years-old!!
After some discussion on this topic, I'm forced to confront the
fact that it doesn't seem we have any independent verification that
Eliezer is in fact 19.
He wasn't at the Extro 4 conference to my knowledge and I
haven't seen any letters from someone who hangs out with
him personally (though one would suppose these could be
forged by Eliezer himself posing as someone else).
I would argue that we need an independent verification, either
by multiple authenticated agents who know him or by a real
"netmeeting" with video (some kind of online Turing test
that would be difficult for him to fake using current
technology).
No offense intended towards anyone, just a case in point
about the degree to which we are going to have to question
our assumptions *and* beliefs.
Robert
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