Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Rational Terrorism or Why shouldn't we burn down tobacco fields? - Less Wrong

-2 Post author: whpearson 02 October 2010 02:51PM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 October 2010 08:05:44PM 7 points [-]

Someone asked me to delete this comment. I do not think deletion is necessary in cases like this. It's enough for the readers to downvote it into oblivion. Note that after it hits -3 most readers will stop seeing it, so don't panic if it only gets downvoted to -3 instead of -40.

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Comment author: Yvain 03 October 2010 10:23:32AM 3 points [-]

If someone does think about it, do you think they would do it in public and we would ever hear about it? If someone's doing it, I hope they have the good sense to do it covertly instead of discussing all the violent and illegal things they're planning on an online forum.

Comment author: XiXiDu 03 October 2010 10:34:21AM 0 points [-]

I deleted all my other comments regarding this topic. I just wanted to figure out if you're preaching the imminent rise of sea levels and at the same time purchase ocean-front property. Your comment convinced me.

I guess it was obvious, but too interesting to ignore. Others will come up with this idea sooner or later and as AI going FOOM will become mainstream, people are going to act upon it.

Comment author: Will_Newsome 04 October 2010 04:10:40AM 2 points [-]

Thank you for deleting the comments; I realize that it's an interesting idea to play with, but it's just not something you can talk about in a public forum. Nothing good will come of it.