Wei_Dai comments on Should I believe what the SIAI claims? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Wei_Dai 13 August 2010 01:52:26PM 2 points [-]

Thinking that FAI is extremely difficult or unlikely isn't obviously crazy, but Stross isn't just saying "don't bother trying FAI" but rather "don't bother trying anything with the aim of making a good Singularity more likely". The first sentence of his answer, which I neglected to quote, is "Forget it."