XiXiDu comments on Ben Goertzel: The Singularity Institute's Scary Idea (and Why I Don't Buy It) - Less Wrong

32 Post author: ciphergoth 30 October 2010 09:31AM

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Comment author: XiXiDu 30 October 2010 05:59:16PM 1 point [-]

Updated it without the quotes now so people don't get unnecessary distracted.

Comment author: mwaser 30 October 2010 06:32:33PM 2 points [-]

Could I ask you to post the quotes as a separate post? They are priceless (and I'd love to be able to see what they applied to -- so please include the references as well).

Comment author: XiXiDu 30 October 2010 06:46:12PM 2 points [-]

I should add, don't get a wrong impression from those quotes. I still believe he might actually be that smart. He's at least the smartest person I know of by what I've read. Except when it comes to public relations. You shouldn't say those things if you do not explain yourself sufficiently at the same time.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 31 October 2010 03:13:53AM *  1 point [-]

Now I'm curious what they were, and where they came from. Distract me, but in a sub-thread.