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[–] 18 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Roko's Basilisk. But here's the thing, once you're aware of it, you're fucked. The only solution is to not research it, don't know anything about it. Live in blissful ignorance.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    You have to believe that a malevolent AI will give enough of a damn about you to bother simulating anything at all, let alone infinite torture, which is useless for it to do once it already exists. Everyone on LessWrong has a well-fed ego so I get why they were in a tizzy for a while.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I don't really see how the thought experiment differs from Christianity...

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Well one punishes you if you deny it's existence, the other punishes you if you fail to assist in it's development. So it's a LITTLE different. :)

    Fortunately, for me personally, I helped fund a key researcher who could, in theory, be a major contributor to such a thing. So I have plausible deniability. ;) And I've been promised a 15 minute head start before he turns it on.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Did someone checked? I need a second opinion to not research it

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