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Comment author: wedrifid 21 September 2010 05:45:55PM *  2 points [-]

Also there is no consensus on what is a vital social norm. I think we can agree that common random killing sprees would perhaps fall into this. But even that in itself if surrounded by the right memetic scaffolding could be made to work (perhaps a "kill the guy you hate day" could work). Social stability and prosperity is mostly polygenic.

Kill likely to succeed AGI creators who haven't created a sane goal system (when no other means will work to stop them). Although I know Tim doesn't accept even that exception.

Comment author: timtyler 21 September 2010 11:09:35PM *  3 points [-]

Me? Yes, those who go on a programmer-killing spree are unlikely to be viewed favourably by me. I don't think all murder is impossible to justify - but prospective killers would need to be really, really convincing about their motivation in order to avoid being black-balled by the rest of society.

"I have this paranoid fantasy about their mechanical offspring taking over the world" - is the type of thing that would not normally be regarded as adequate justification for killing people.