Zack_M_Davis comments on Open Thread: January 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Zack_M_Davis 06 January 2010 09:26:09PM 0 points [-]

Not that they weren't good stories, and not that I expect fiction authors to do their own basic research, but I wouldn't say they're about the Friendly AI problem.

Comment author: JDM 24 May 2013 06:58:43PM 0 points [-]

It is most certainly not an academic look at the concept, but that doesn't mean he didn't play a role in bringing the concept to the public eye. It doesn't have to be a scientific paper to have a real influence on the idea.