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

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Comment author: Kingreaper 02 November 2010 09:03:16AM 3 points [-]

What sort of opportunity costs?

The AI can simulate humans if it needs them, for a lower energy cost than keeping the human race alive.

So, why should it keep the human race alive?